seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to smirk; to grin broadly
to lend an ear to; to listen to
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
being very busy; busyness
to throw oneself (into an activity)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
looking on; remaining a spectator
fourth day of the month; four days
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
at the point of death; almost dead; about to die; at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
five (long cylindrical things)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
alone; by oneself; on one's own
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
predation; eating prey; preying upon
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
clear; precise; definite; distinct
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
spider's thread; spider silk