incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
such; like that; that sort of; very
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
to rock; to shake; to swing
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
mumps; epidemic parotitis
to mistake (A for B); to misread
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to cause to swell; to inflame
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to take; to catch; to capture
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice