to hide; to keep to oneself
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
mud; muddy; covered in mud
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
jealousy; roasted rice cake
recreation; diversion; relaxation
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
everything; anything; nothing
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected