having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
inexpert or untrained eyes
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to stiffen; to become stiff
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
(turned out) all right in the end
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
all over; all over the place; everywhere
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up