to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
soon; shortly; before long
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
queen (consort); empress (consort)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
preparation; anticipation
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
after childbirth; postpartum
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
furnished (apartment, etc.)
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
early on; earlier on; from early
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception