key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
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)
of all things (days, etc.)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to ask a question; to ask questions
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
servant; manservant; menial
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to collapse into; to flop onto
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
inheritance; something given or received
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
one may well say so, but ...; even more than