certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
Mito Mitsuko (1919.3.23-1981.4.5)
to leave a dish half-eaten
taking an unexpected opportunity
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be frank; to drop all pretense
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor's shop
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to anticipate; to foresee
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
derailment; digression; deviation
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender