hakama; man's formal divided skirt
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
go on!; right!; here goes!
pressure; oppression; suppression
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to become fraught with emotion
control; check; restraint; inhibition
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
short pause; short interval
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
being good in bed; sexual performer
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
self-control; self-restraint
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
unexpected meeting; coincidence
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
aimlessly; without a goal
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)