(wearing only) a pair of underpants
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
orphan; person without friends
living by oneself; living alone
one by one; one each; one at a time
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
overconfident; presumptuous
surroundings; circumference
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
line; queue; procession; matrix
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to feel hungry; to get hungry
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)
switching over to; migration; transition
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
fake; something false; sham; deception
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to live through; to survive
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)