to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
straight; upright; erect; all; completely; thoroughly
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
door; gate; opening; title page
chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to have the memory of having done something oneself
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
movements; sitting and standing
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
next (day, morning, etc.); following
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly