fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
manners; behavior; behaviour
to lie down; to throw oneself down
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
to be reminded of; to call to mind
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
I see; that's right; indeed
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
talk; story; conversation
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam