bashful; shameful; ashamed
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
intuition; instinct; hunch
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
tedious; boring; being fed up with
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
isolation; being alone; being friendless
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
settlement; solution; resolution