ottoman (textile); ottoman (furniture)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
overlooking; turning a blind eye
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
calming down; quieting down
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
truancy; school non-attendance
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
fields (of rice and other crops)