repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
probability; likelihood; chances
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to talk to oneself; to mutter
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
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)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
woman; female; feminine gender
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
long (time that has passed); old (story)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to maintain; to continue to have
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
siren (in Greek mythology)
such ... as; or some such