influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
high spirits; gleeful mood
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to grow up; to become an adult
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to hold fast; to protect to the end
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
dry riverbed; river beach
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)