entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
breathing of a sleeping person
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to iron; to do the ironing
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
to be too late; to be too slow
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at