to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
four corners; four ordinal directions
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
ground glass; frosted glass
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
without permission; without notice
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
research; study; investigation
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
back (of a chair); backrest
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
of course; certainly; naturally
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to squeeze out; to wring out