barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
(not) a single person; (no) one
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
among these; between these; of these
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
coherence; order; focus; point
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
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
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
heap; pile; stack; full measure