slim; slender; slight; delicate
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
young girl; lass; adolescent female
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
spare time; free time; leisure
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to say; to be called; to do
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
unprecedented; never seen before
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
evening meal; dinner; supper
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
town girl; girl raised in a town