to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
good bye; I'm off; see you later
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
troubled face; worried expression
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
infant; baby; little child
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
parting; separation; farewell
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
together; at the same time; same; identical
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
whole face; all over one's face
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
buckwheat dumpling; buckwheat mash; buckwheat dough ball