deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
difficult to ...; hard to ...
order; command; directions; instructions
4th day of the month; four days
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
asshole boss; arsehole boss
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
menstruation; menstrual period
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
time; season; period; phase; stage
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to get hungry; to become hungry