stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
note (letter) left behind; will
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
sour look; surly face; pout
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
living by oneself; living alone
as usual; as is one's habit
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
completely; entirely; wholly
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
first-rate; finest quality; the best
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
no need to guess; certainly
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
business hours; opening hours; office hours
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly