to hang one's head; to droop one's head
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
item; something that one "just has to have"
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
deep inside; innermost place
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to search for; to seek for; to look for
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
with these words; while saying
in succession; one by one
final; eventual; ultimate
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
decision; settlement; definition
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above