reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
one's later years; final years (in life)
senility; dotage; decrepitude
deafblindness; deaf-blind person
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
sidelocks; hair at the temples
chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
stillness; tranquility; tranquillity; dullness
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
lock of hair (on the side of the head)
infantile neurosis characterized by crying at night and convulsions; temper; nerves
nostrils; wings of the nose
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
your husband; her husband
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law