therefore; for that reason; such being the case
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
footwear; footgear; shoes
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
gradually; slowly but steadily
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
deep affection; dear; beloved
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
custom; habit; customary practice
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
old woman; joker (in old maid)
everybody; every last one of them; all
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all