stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to repeat; to do something over again
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
literally; to the letter; literal
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
with a start; with a jump
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
in the meanwhile; during the time
to go past; to pass; to pass by
attendance (at school); going to school
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
sensitivity; susceptibility
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
desperately; for one's dear life