to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
long-serving soldier; veteran
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
what do you want?; can I help you?
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
as usual; as is one's habit
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
notice; attention; observation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself