key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
catching a glimpse (of); catching sight (of); showing briefly
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
being startled; getting a shock
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
with a start; with a jump
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
tone (of voice); manner of talking
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to run about; to rush about
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
so; therefore; and; (and) then