confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
somehow; for some reason or other
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
gooseberry; currant; plants from the Ribes genus
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
although I say; although one might say; although called
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to begin talking; to open up
condition; state (of health); appearance
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
nothing but; none other than
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on