dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
electricity; (electric) light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
you could say; you might say; verging on the
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
from now; from this moment; henceforth
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
criticism; commentary; review
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
(not) a single person; (no) one
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience