outward appearance; apparent
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
laughing foolishly; cackling
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
go that far; to that extent
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
minuteness; one millionth
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
to comb down; to smooth down
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
hair on the back of one's head
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station