to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
many; much; plenty; hardly
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
very recently; in the very recent past
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
is something that; is that which
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
door; gate; opening; title page
partly open; in half bloom
to shake; to sway; to waver
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
one-by-one; separately; in detail
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
tenth day of the month; ten days
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
now that; since; so long as; because
people close to the head man
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to be needed; to be wanted
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
recently; lately; these days