craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
(navigable) canal; waterway
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
going upstream; swimming upstream
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
still (continuing); as ever; further
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
insertion; incorporation; infixing
to finish reading; to read through
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
active; dynamic; energetic
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
person who has committed suicide
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex