to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
day after day; day by day
to continue to rain or snow
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
most difficult; next to impossible
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming