(telephone) switchboard; switchboard operator
house search (e.g. by the police)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
willow tit (Parus montanus)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
health; healthy; sound; fit
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
inference; deduction; figuring out; understanding; knowing
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
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
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
at first; in the beginning; originally
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
admiration; praise; laudation
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression