suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
last night; yesterday evening
again; once more; a second time
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
decision; determination; resolution
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to take a breath; to take a short rest
side table; bedside table
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last