darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
scene; spectacle; sight; view
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
in the meanwhile; during the time
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
every person; each one; everybody
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
a woman is as fickle as autumn weather
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
sympathy; compassion; pity
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
these guys; these fellows
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling