to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
middle of the night; dead of night
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to press a question; to cross-examine
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
door; gate; opening; title page
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left