(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to break a dam; to burst out
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
letter; missive; note; mail
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
superiority complex; sense of superiority
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
notice; attention; observation
event; phenomenon; matter
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
-less; lacking; non-existing
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty