incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
time; hour; season; time of the year
late at night; small hours of the morning
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
tone (of voice); manner of talking
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
droplight; hanging lamp; pendant; pendent lamp; swinging lamp
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to be surprised; to be astonished
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
article; news story; report; account
to find out; to discover; to locate
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
while; during; while; although; all; both
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
ago; since; before; previous
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to