to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to lie down; to throw oneself down
absentmindedness; peace of mind
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
so; like this; in this way
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to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
the other day; a few days ago
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
pitch dark; total darkness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
river; stream; River; the ... river
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
self-praise; praising oneself
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
light and darkness; light and shade
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to begin; to set about; to start
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
imagination; supposition; guess
silence; stillness; quietness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub