to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point
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
please (give me); please (do for me)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
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
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; running from a rematch after one has won
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
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