to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
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.)
section; cross section; profile
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
unexpectedly; surprisingly
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense