fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
character; disposition; spirit; temperament
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to live; to make a living; to get on with
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
outside one's jurisdiction
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
half-awake voice; sleepy voice; voice of when one has just woken up
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored