kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
chopping board; cutting board
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
at once; immediately; right now
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship