trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
standard; set; routine; decided
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
failure; mistake; blunder
third day of the month; three days
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
clearing one's throat; cough
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
leather-soled sandals (geta)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
moaning; muttering; complaining
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to say (something) over one's shoulder
hiding one's embarrassment
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
in the early period (of something); at the beginning