appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
late at night; at a late hour
stealthy steps; soft steps
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
one more time; once more; once again
China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day
what time; (lit.) which hour
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
conviction; belief; confidence
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
inattention; absent-mindedness
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
unperceived; unnoticed; unnoted; out-of-the-way; out of sight; inconspicuous
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep