to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
difficult to ...; hard to ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
several hundred; hundreds (of)
thousands; several thousand
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
while crying; tearfully; in tears
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time