dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
imagination; supposition; guess
forcibly; against one's will
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
should; must; -able; probably; likely
in this way; thus; such; uh...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
continuation; succession; series
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is to say; so that means
this world; this life; world of the living
serious; not joking; straight
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
winter vacation; winter holidays
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
more than usual; especially; particularly
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
strongish; somewhat strong
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn