kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
fresh wound; fresh bruise
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
master; teacher; stable master
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
fully prepared; all ready
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to congratulate; to celebrate
summary site; aggregator; type of site which features summaries of online discussion threads and blogs
momentous (crucial) decision
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way