attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
program (e.g. TV); programme
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
just past noon; afternoon
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
grandfather; male senior-citizen
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
poor physical health; bad shape
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hole cut in a wall, panelling, etc. to let light in
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing