to show off; to parade; to pretend
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
journal; magazine; periodical
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to invite; to show (someone) in
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
grey moustache; white beard
(set of) facial features; looks
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
sick person; patient; invalid
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
borrowing without returning
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
girl; lass; young thing; chick
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
gossip; corner of the mouth
greater than ...; bigger ...
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
expressing one's mind; speaking out
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up