to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
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.)
to be silent; to say nothing
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
setting off (on a trip); departure
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
topic of discussion; agenda
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
how can (one) do something
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
fixed date; appointed day
outside (the room, building); outdoors
while; during (the time when)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
insertion; incorporation; infixing
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear