to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to kick up (a ball, dust, etc.); to kick upwards (at)
marriage ceremony; wedding
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
slim; slender; slight; delicate
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
unless one ...; if one does not ...
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
practical; realistic; pragmatic
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
mixed race; mixed parentage
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to look down on; to condescend
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to mix; to stir; to blend
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
snake; serpent; large snake
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
genuine article; real thing; real deal