self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
summer vacation; summer holidays
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to make coffee; to brew coffee
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
trivial; not amounting to much
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
(giving) instruction; initiation
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
still; even now; to this day
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events