to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
chastity; virtue; fidelity
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
electricity; (electric) light
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
the other day; a few days ago
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
serious; severe; grave; acute
when it becomes; when it comes to
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
strong interaction; strong force
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect