mask; disguise; guise; mask
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
resignation; acceptance; consolation
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
calm; composed; cool; quiet
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
gradually; slowly but steadily