feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
cut; reduction; curtailment
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in the end; at the end of the day
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
one day; (on) a certain day
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
news; word; tidings; omen
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to attack; to assault; to assail
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to stiffen; to become stiff
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to stay calm; to keep cool
abstention; nonparticipation
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
Dragon King; promoted rook
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune