one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
with curious eyes; curiously
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
for the first time in one's life
just one person; only one
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
(arch.) Inula japonica; (arch.) small cart; (arch.) small carriage; wheeled palanquin (with a castle-shaped box)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead