to become frayed; to become loose
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
household; home; family; housekeeping
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
out of bounds; beyond the pale
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored