to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to step over or across; to overcome
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
agreement; stipulation; contract
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
central stalk of a dried rice plant
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
molasses; black treacle; (sugar) syrup
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
panel; scene-panel; painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which a pine tree is painted
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
spy; secret agent; spying
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
place to put something; storage space