state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
judgment; judgement; discernment
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
the right person in the right place
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
difficult to ...; hard to ...
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
order; sequence; procedure
to become inverted; to become reversed
to explain; to dispel doubts
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
talk; recital; narration; topic
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
still life (painting, drawing)
religious painting; religious picture
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
dance of death; danse macabre
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted