to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
in one's hands; in one's control
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
silence (not speaking); muteness
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
sitting opposite each other
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
to get between; to be caught in
the first and second; a few
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
trifling matter; urination; urine
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
reality; actuality; hard fact
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness