knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be exhausted; to be tired out
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
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
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
stirring; slight movement
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
inside; interior; inner part
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
spread; span; expanse; extent
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
all night; throughout the night
unexpectedly; surprisingly
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste