how; in what way; in what manner
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
standing; reserve; always having ready
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
reproachful; hateful; bitter
because of; owing to; due to
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
simmer; bubble out; flow out
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)