subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
hey there; I say; see here
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
admiration; wonder; astonishment
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be photographed; to be projected
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
gem; jewel; precious stone
handicraft; industrial art object
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
(someone else's) daughter
suffix for familiar person
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)