vagrant; vagabond; drifter
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
hostility; animosity; enmity
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
(divine) providence; dispensation
to not believe one's ears
premature death; untimely death; dying young
all present; all concerned; all of us
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to put someone to trouble
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
being frank; going so far as to say
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
one way or the other; either way
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
answering machine; answer phone
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to be lacking in options; to be too few