calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to be utterly disheartened
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
fading; faded colour; faded color
reinforcement; strengthening
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to speak; to hear a voice
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to understand; to make out
tenement house; row house
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
caller; visitor; company; guest
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least