thick; bulky; massive; heavy
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
university entrance examination
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
changing completely; transformation
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep