to be at a loss; to be in a corner
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
an issue being settled; a case being closed
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
suspicious-looking; fishy
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
of no interest; not interested
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to put into effect; to put into practice
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
evil spirit (that can possess people)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to accompany; to go with; to go together
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
south entrance; south exit
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped
layered structure; layered system; stratification; hierarchical structure