voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
name; given name; first name
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to push aside; to push one's way through
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to flare up; to burst into flames
with a momentary flash of light
to shed light; to cast light
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to stare back at; to look back at
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to be transparent; to show through
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
in one's own way or style
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
question; inquiry; enquiry