(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
rebellious phase; rebellious age
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
instruction in the ways of love
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
very interesting; of great interest
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to relax; to feel at home
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
sour look; surly face; pout
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
drastic change; sea change; major turnaround
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
large build; large pattern
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
temporary; transitory; short-lived