owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
wall clock; grandfather clock
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to move forward; to move on
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
nice; likeable; desirable