forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to lay aside; to set aside
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
nature; property; disposition
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
trouble; bother; annoyance
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to care for someone; to look after someone
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to go out and away; to leave
at first; initially; in the beginning
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to be relieved; to feel relieved
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to have troubles; to have concerns
sweet and sour; bittersweet
being filled with; being full of; permeation
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
every evening; every night
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
odds and ends; all; every
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth