talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
content-free chat; idle gossip
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to join forces; to cooperate
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
height of; middle of; full bloom
to stare back at; to look back at
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
ardent; passionate; vehement
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support