to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
what do you want?; can I help you?
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to stray from; to get lost
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
personal appearance; character; personality
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
forbidding look; uncanny look
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be touching; to be moving
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
main force; brute force; strong-arm
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)