having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to put into effect; to put into practice
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
snake; serpent; large snake
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
no-good man; (male) loser
single word; a few words; brief comment
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
from where one sits; while sitting by
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
optimization; optimisation
to be too numerous; to be too much
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer