may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
mental illness; psychosis
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
ultimate; final; last; eventual
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
throughout; all through; right through
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
police officer; policeman; constable
personal history; background; career
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
old couple; elderly couple
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
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