orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
annual (plant); first-year student
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to make an appearance; to show up
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
going straight on; going straight ahead
under the staircase; understairs
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
fast-talking; rapid talking
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
at first; initially; in the beginning
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
decision; determination; resolution
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
nod; inclination of the head
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky