in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
last night; yesterday evening
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
middle of the night; dead of night
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
ago; since; before; previous
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
in search of; in order to look for
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
other side; opposite side; other party
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
naivete; simplicity; innocence
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve