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
out of bounds; beyond the pale
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
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 push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
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
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
low table; table with very short legs
furnishings; implements; equipment
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed