binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
a few years ago; some years back
hidden treasure; treasured article
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
worst; poor and boring; uncool
to sniff out; to get wind of
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)