being very busy; busyness
looking pale; looking unwell
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to shake off; to throw off
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to badger; to pester; to beg
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid