to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
it is I who should say so
changing clothes; change of clothes
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to call again; to call someone back
stirring; slight movement
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
shopping basket; market basket
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
ready-made; common-law (wife)
behaving (posing) as if they were a married couple
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to become possible; to become able to (do)
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order