to look around; to survey
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to reflect; to throw back light
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
imagination; supposition; guess
while alive; during one's lifetime
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
metallic taste; taste of iron
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
now that; since; so long as; because