before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to pay the bill; to settle an account
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
arriving first; first to arrive; moving first
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
as a child; when one was a child
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to frolic about; to mess around
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
rather than; more ... than ...
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky