dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
strong-willed; strong of heart
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
one by one; one after another; successively
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together