inside one's heart; in one's mind
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(sound of one's) heartbeat
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
railway bridge; iron bridge
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound