alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
thoroughly; through and through
what's what; heads or tails
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
speaking voice; talking voice
(political) power; authority; influence
persistence; single-mindedness
everyday life; daily life
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
functional disorder; dysfunction
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
great difference; major mistake
to lie down; to throw oneself down
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
information; news; report; reward; retribution
preparatory phase; preparatory period
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
husband and wife; married couple
being startled; getting a shock
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
way out; means to escape; escape route
fixed fitting (esp. window)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths