verbal message; word (from someone)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
telephone call; telephone (device)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
wherein; therein; thereinto
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
electricity; (electric) light
to be silent; to say nothing
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
to lose one's footing; to slip
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
such ... as; or some such
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
what's what; heads or tails