leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to head home; to leave for home
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
older sister; lass; young lady
called; known as; that; to say
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
location of a press conference; press conference room
entertainment journalist; entertainment reporter; gossip columnist
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
last days; the end; one's fate
robotic vacuum cleaner; robovac; Roomba
being very busy; busyness
elder sister; effeminate man
left side; left-hand side
average; ordinary; normal
same generation; one's generation
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
event; phenomenon; matter
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
trembling from fear; trembling all over
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid