pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
ostentation; show; affectation
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to keep (a person) waiting
to daub; to brush; to touch up
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
summer fur; summer coat; summer plumage
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
fur rug; fur cushion; insole; inner sole
in deep black; in jet black
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
busy; having no (free) time
great war; great battle; world war
to beat time; to mark time
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
all over; all over the place; everywhere
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
(arch.) pain; (arch.) trouble; illness
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction