the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to recall; to remember; to recollect
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
matter causing distress; something causing worry