clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to draw off; to run out; to flush out
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
fever (state of excitement)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
dear me; I mean; or rather
gold paper; gold cloth; ground of gold (e.g. on folding screen)
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
all right; very well; okay; I got it
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
white background; blank; female virgin
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
storage room; store room; lumber room
old clothes; secondhand clothing
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy