to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to become desperate; to give in to despair
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
as if nothing had happened
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
compelling force; legal force
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
desperately; for one's dear life
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed