to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
manners; courtesy; etiquette
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
stupid brat; son of a bitch
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
elementary particle; particle
extended-play (record); EP; European plan; European Parliament
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic