bedside; near one's pillow
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
looking pale; looking unwell
to be transparent; to show through
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
softly; mildly; gently; politely
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
fear; dread; fright; willies
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to intervene; to stop (something)
walking briskly; determinedly
weave; weaving; woven item
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain