certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
Mito Mitsuko (1919.3.23-1981.4.5)
to leave a dish half-eaten
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be frank; to drop all pretense
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
clothier; Western clothes' shop
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread