to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
pride; boast; credit (to)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
button (clothing); push-button; button
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
about this time; about now
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
3rd day of the month; three days