to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that's the way it is; such is life
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to talk to oneself; to mutter
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
hateful; detestable; loathsome
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble