reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
treating someone like a child
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
open; spacious; extensive
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
the way back; the way home; return trip
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
travelling alone; solitary journey
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
is something that; is that which
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)