sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
river surface; surface of a river
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
accurate; correct; precise; exact
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
such; this sort of; like this
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
much less; to say nothing of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room