quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
pregnancy; conception; gestation
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
slight; thin; on the weak side
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
declaration; proclamation; announcement
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
everything one does; whatever one does
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
tedious; boring; being fed up with
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to blow off; to be blown off
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)