silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
clearing one's throat; cough
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)