essence; true nature; substance; reality
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to bring back; to restore
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
audience; spectator; spectators
to split; to be split; to splinter
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
pulsation; pulsatory motion
clicking; clopping; clacking
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to spend time (on doing something)
just one person; only one
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
scattered; separated; dispersed
rational; logical; coherent
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image