to rest; to suspend; to give relief
lined curtain; opaque curtain
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to be smeared; to be covered
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
explosion; rupture; break off
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
abandoned building; derelict building
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
burst of laughter; roar of laughter