unfortunately; sorry, but ...
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
silence; stillness; quietness
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
tension; mental strain; nervousness
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
don't worry about it; forget about it
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)