clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
shoji (paper sliding door)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to throw oneself down; to lie down
manners; behavior; behaviour
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
personal criticism; character sketch