stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
special; particular; peculiar; unique
be (that) as it may; having said that
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to check; to stop; to keep back
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to raise one's voice; to shout
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
another; different; something else
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology