parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
impossible; unlikely; improbable
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to stiffen; to become stiff
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
charming; fascinating; attractive
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
as usual; as is one's habit