to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
treating (someone) like an object
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
the scruff or nape of the neck
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
quitting while one is ahead
noted product; local specialty
to try out the food at various restaurants
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct