to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
even though; despite; when
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
discovery; detection; finding
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
keeping things tidy and in order
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around