postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
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
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
fresh wound; fresh bruise
just like that; quite so; I agree; 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; desire; request; prayer
apron (waist-down); waist apron
to get hungry; to become hungry
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; in secret; stealthily
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
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
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
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
to congratulate; to celebrate
summary site; aggregation site; type of site which features summaries of online discussion threads and blogs