vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
good feeling; feeling good
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
again; once more; a second time
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound