scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
offense and defense; offence and defence
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
unattractive person; coward; weakling
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
switching over to; migration; transition
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
security for a loan; collateral
town girl; girl raised in a town
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing