waste of time; killing time
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
essence; true nature; substance; reality
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to take off one's glasses
observation; survey; watching
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to run about; to rush about
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to squeeze out; to wring out
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to take measures (against); to take steps
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
reason; cause; circumstances
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
dealing with; coping with
irritation; annoyance; frustration