sleeping late in the morning
travelling alone; solitary journey
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately); going at a reduced speed; slowing down; reducing speed
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
falling over; toppling sideways
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop