half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to be worried; to be troubled
collection of short stories; collected short stories
overnight guest; house guest
henry (unit of inductance)
both; both sides; both parties
perfect; complete; flawless
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
moderate; proper; just right
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
safety; welfare; well-being
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
deadly serious; deadly earnest
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
at some point in the past; at some stage
to settle (in a place); to settle down
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
forgetting; lapse of memory