hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to shake; to sway; to waver
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
greeting; a fine thing to say
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit