to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
middle of the night; dead of night
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
thermoregulation (of the body)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
single word; a few words; brief comment
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
self-consciousness; self-awareness
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to rush over; to run up to
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to collapse into; to flop onto