lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
surroundings; circumference
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
with a start; with a jump
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
inside; interior; inner part
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
blocking the way; standing in the way
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive