thick curtain; drop curtain
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to fall on one's backside
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
blur; blurred; indistinct
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
event; phenomenon; matter
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
to make public; to bring to light
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
marriage proposal; marriage talks
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
weird; strange; mysterious
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such