self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to find out; to discover; to locate
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to be born; to come into the world
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
well-bred; of good upbringing
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
little by little; bit by bit
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed