after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to be entwined; to be involved
endless; boundless; everlasting
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pluck; to pick; to tear
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
upper half of the body; upper body
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
to become conscious; to recover one's senses; to snap out of it
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)