didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
ancient nation; homeland; one's native land; birthplace
street at night; making a night journey
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
closing time; lockup; curfew
to look away; to turn away
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
individual differences; personal equation
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
half and half; fifty-fifty
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
smallish; on the small side
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
picking; collecting; harvesting
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
in search of; in order to look for
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors