total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
unexpectedly; surprisingly
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
either way; in any case; one way or another
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
all night long; all through the night
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
sincere; earnest; serious
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
self-defense; self-defence
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
engagement; business; affair; use; need
occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servant)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
rest; break; recess; intermission
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature