dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
basic mistake; careless mistake
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
invitation; introduction; temptation
not counted (in the score); not tallied
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
preface; introduction; preamble
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; opposition
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to pick a fight (with); to find fault (with)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid