closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
free-form (answer, etc.); essay style
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
viewing as a problem; problematizing
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to shake one's head (in denial)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber