busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
maid; helper; help; assistance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
after that; afterwards; thereafter
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
ancestor; forefather; foremother
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
middle of the night; dead of night
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
sidelocks; hair at the temples
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
opposite side; opposition
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime