preliminary arrangements; spade work
age range; age-group; age bracket
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to become desperate; to give in to despair
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
transcendence; excellence; superiority
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to become desperate; to give way to despair
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible