wintertime; winter season
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
bodily sensation; sense; experience
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
disorder; chaos; confusion
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to speak; to hear a voice
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
how; in what way; by what means
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to say too much; to go too far
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to shake one's head (in denial)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
madness; craziness; insanity
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care