to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be worried; to be troubled
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to speak; to hear a voice
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
the first star to appear in the evening
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
thought; consideration; thinking
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
speech and conduct; words and deeds
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light