exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
chignon (ladies' hairstyle)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
as if nothing had happened
don't worry about it; forget about it
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
eruption; volcanic eruption
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
only recently; just of late
review; reconsideration; revision
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
boiled and half-dried bonito
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
abusing someone to his (her) face
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
owner (esp. of a business)
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
action before words; work before talk