to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
street at night; making a night journey
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to shake one's head (in denial)
the way back; the way home; return trip
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
society; the world; the times
witnessing; observing; sighting