to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
this (very thing); this precisely
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one more time; once more; once again
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
powder snow; powdery snow
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate