for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
title of honour; title of honor
family; members of a family
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to watch over; to watch attentively
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody