to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
the way back; the way home; return trip
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
lightly; easily; carelessly
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
7th day of the month; seven days
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
here and there; in places
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
long ago; a long time ago; already
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
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)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
pale; pallid; bluish-white
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look