futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
north entrance; north exit
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
division into equal parts; equal parts
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to be to the point; to be pertinent
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
slowly and quietly; smoothly
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
to stick it out (until the end)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants