false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
unqualified; without qualifications
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
trembling or quavering voice
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to talk; to chat; to chatter
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
living thing; organism; creature; biology
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
influence (on someone); inspiration
people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall