fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to shine in (light); to illuminate
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
while; even though; despite
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to rise; to erect; to get up
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
Kurea; Clair; Claire; Clare (Ireland)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
originally; by nature; from the start
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression