a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
charming; fascinating; attractive
to burst (open); to break; to split
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to explain adequately; to be accountable
guess; speculation; supposition
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(overnight) stay; lodging
simple; simplified; easy; plain
arrangement; pact; agreement
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to smile (at); to grin (at)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
29th day of the month; 29 days
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to try to do; to attempt to do
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
it is I who should say so
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...