carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to begin talking; to open up
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
preparations for returning (home)
manner of using one's hands
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to throw into; to toss into
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
neglecting; leaving alone
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
inattention; absent-mindedness
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to become dim; to become blurred
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
(in) her way; peculiar to her
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)