in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
since; henceforth; ever since
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
flustered person; hasty person
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to comfort; to console; to amuse