choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
very; extremely; excessively
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
book; volume; this; present; main; head
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
single colour (color); monochrome
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
how many people; a number of people
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
chilly; unpleasantly cold
amount of light; quantity of light
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
business; trade; operations; sales
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department