dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
rotten smell; putrid odor
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
outward appearance; apparent
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
charcoal; charred remains
prospects of victory; chances of success
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
-stopper (thing that halts or prevents something); -blocker; -preventer
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off