anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
with a slip; with a slide
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
section; cross section; profile
dark reddish-brown; liver color
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
tool; implement; means; furniture
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
instead; but (on the other hand)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
going to and fro; back and forth
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(drink) at a gulp; with a gulp; in gulps
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed