cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
wintertime; winter season
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
bodily sensation; sense; experience
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
disorder; chaos; confusion
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to speak; to hear a voice
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
how; in what way; by what means
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to shake one's head (in denial)
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix