everyday life; daily life
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to skip (school); to end a round with less than 20 points
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
(terrorist) suicide bombing
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
to move (house); to change residence
to subsist; to keep on living
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
sexy; popular; well-liked
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
killing two birds with one stone
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly