to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
when; at what moment; what time
careless person; thoughtless person
perception; sensing; noticing
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
what more can one say?; utterly at a loss for words (because of disbelief or disgust)
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
one's husband; one's wife
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
rosary; string of prayer beads
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
match (to light fire with)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
paints; painting material
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself