slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
appearance; air; mien; getup
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
trusting too much; overestimating ability
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
social class; social strata; social scale
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
loved one; lover; sweetheart
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
Yumeno Kyuusaku (1889.1.4-1936.3.10)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment