to talk to oneself; to mutter
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
dull sound; muffled sound
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
stairs; stairway; staircase
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to be too numerous; to be too much
collection of books; (personal) library
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
indeed; really; truly; very much
although I say; although one might say; although called
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not