to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
dining; dining room; meal
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to not take seriously; to take lightly
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
soon; before long; in the near future
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to thrust away; to send flying
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous