a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
incision; operation; section
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
corridor; hallway; passageway
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by