to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
covered with; stained; smeared
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
countermeasure; counter-measure
(hair) conditioner; rinse; rinsing
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
general; popular; common; typical
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to speak; to hear a voice
end; close; finish; termination
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
training; drill; practice; discipline
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
ground glass; frosted glass
with a clatter; clatteringly
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock