to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
menial; meanness; servility; abject
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
prohibition; inhibition; ban
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
matter of time; question of time
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly