equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Catholic rite (e.g. mass); hierurgy
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
living; lifestyle; living room
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
completely naked; in one's birthday suit
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
night chat; tale told at night; book of informal essays
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
opening; gap; dried and opened fish