to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
24 hours; twenty-four hours
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to stop (plug) one's ears
still (continuing); as ever; further
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
at least; at most; (even) just
why; how; for what reason
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
scene; spectacle; sight; view
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
that kind; competition; match
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with