to be away from home; to be out of the house
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
clear solution; clean decision
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
take the opportunity to (do something else)
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
early on; earlier on; from early
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy)
round straw mat; sitting in a circle
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
contrary to one's expectations
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
waste; uselessness; redundance
talk; story; conversation
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
to be resolved; to make up one's mind; to steel oneself; to come to a decision
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
enshrinement; installation (of an image)