somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
proud; having a prominent nose
to half-rise to one's feet
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to withstand; to be able to endure
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
excited condition; excited state
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
feel (of a material); texture
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to continue to do; to persist in doing
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)