once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity