distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
just managing; with great difficulty
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
(arch.) chimney; kiseru; Japanese smoking pipe
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
that's true; of course; obviously
weakening; emaciation; decline
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
on the occasion of; at the time of
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
speaking voice; talking voice
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
shoji (paper sliding door)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to speak; to say; to vocalize
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden