detente; easing of tensions; thaw
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
living up to one's reputation
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
winner-takes-all (system)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
quitting while one is ahead
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair; to get one's time to shine
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously