like water off a duck's back; (lit.) water on a frog's face
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
is something that; is that which
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
one parent; single parent
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
this family; we; this house
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to rise; to erect; to get up
middle of the night; dead of night
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture