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)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to be smeared; to be covered
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
in that way; like that; that way
true character; real nature
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
capacity; volume; capacitance
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
street at night; making a night journey
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
quiet; peaceful; tranquil
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
just one person; only one
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary