to be smeared; to be covered
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
clear; distinct; evident; definite
fear; dread; fright; willies
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
falling over; toppling sideways
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
drunkenness; intoxication
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to accept (a thing) with thanks
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
cooperation; collaboration
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
noisy; confused; uproarious
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice