vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
sympathy; compassion; pity
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
semi-transparent; translucent
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
interior; inside; internal
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
wherein; therein; thereinto
road approaching a shrine
living by oneself; living alone
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
summer vacation; summer holiday
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to hand over; to surrender
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
large serving; large portion
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth