stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
that; the matter in question
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
good feeling; feeling good
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
water's edge; beach; foreshore
now; the present time; just now; another; more