whispering into a person's ear
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
melancholy air; anxious look; traces of sorrow; gloom
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
one party; one faction; one clique
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
while; during (the time when)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to become pale; to turn pale
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
stairs; stairway; staircase
as if nothing had happened
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to slide into; to slip into
to leave word; to leave a message
board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
untouched; unused; intact
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)