satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
pale; pallid; bluish-white
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
common use; communal use; sharing
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
believable; credible; trustworthy
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to be helpful; to be useful
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters