to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
looking tipsy; seeming drunk
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
explanation; interpretation
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
hateful; detestable; loathsome
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
late at night; small hours of the morning
to move (house); to change residence
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future