book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
surely (not); certainly (not)
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
long time; long interval; for quite some time
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
maid; helper; help; assistance
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
to arrive home; to return
mental; spiritual; emotional
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe