to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
bamboo door; door or screen made of fine bamboo strips, allowing air to pass through
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to apologize; to apologise
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
first meeting; first interview with
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
to raise one's voice; to shout
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
tool; implement; means; furniture
falling over; toppling sideways
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
briskly; quickly; promptly