magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
particularly; only; in the case of
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
rational; reasonable; logical
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
essence; true nature; substance; reality
suddenly; all of a sudden
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
excited condition; excited state
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
way; method; means; resource; course
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
somehow; for some reason or other
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
finish; completion; the end
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to live; to make a living; to get on with