to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
environment; surroundings; circumstances
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
in deep black; in jet black
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to be entwined; to be involved
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
nape (of the neck); nucha
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
wearing one's hair in braids
completion; perfection; accomplishment
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to put one's hand on; to touch
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
solitude; loneliness; isolation
nothing but; none other than
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign