to sigh; to breathe a sigh
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
corridor; hallway; passageway
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go into labor; to go into labour
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be found; to be discovered
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen