in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to care for someone; to look after someone
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
information; experience; knowledge; observation
major incident; major happening; big scandal
married man or woman; housekeeping
being adopted into the family of one's bride
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
expected value; expectation value; expectation
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
talking while standing; standing around talking
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
distant look; faraway look
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
personal feelings; self-interest
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
tattling; telling on (someone)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)