soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
relatively; comparatively
urban area; urban district
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
place; situation; position; location
town; city; municipal; urban
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
period of time; time slot; time zone
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
in one's own way or style
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain