to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
breathing of a sleeping person
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
nine times; twisting around many times
fourth day of the month; four days
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
person standing watch; guard duty
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
very loose; slowly; leisurely
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
finger flick to the forehead
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
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)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity