management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
together; at the same time; same; identical
face with no make-up; sobriety
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
alone; by oneself; on one's own
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
in succession; one by one
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
already; now; no longer; not any more