to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
finding employment; getting a job
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
no matter how much time passes
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
not worth doing; waste of effort
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
in that manner; like that
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
fortune-telling; divination
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
outside of one's area of expertise