awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
finally; in the end; on top of all that
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to change completely; to change suddenly
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to soak into; to permeate
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to speak; to say; to vocalize
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
the touch of; feel of; texture
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
one thin flat object; one sheet
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
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)
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection