direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
I see; that's right; indeed
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
time; hour; period; class
in order; in turn; one by one
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
how many years; how long; what year
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
rather; better; instead; if anything
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
self-deception; self-deceit
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
river; stream; River; the ... river
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
and yet; despite (all) that