faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
flustered; confused; panicked
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to clap one's hands in prayer
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
white background; blank; female virgin
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
electricity; (electric) light
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
sympathy; compassion; pity
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
unexpected meeting; coincidence