to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to ask for too much; to expect too much
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
reduction by half; halving
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
personal; individual; private
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
chief; main; principal; important
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
protest; refutation; pleading
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
amplitude; (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
crying face; face of a person who is crying
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
on the occasion of; at the time of
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out