to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
is something that; is that which
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
sincere; earnest; serious
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
forbidden technique; forbidden magic; taboo art
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday; compensatory day off work (for having worked on a holiday, etc.)
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)