a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
charming; fascinating; attractive
to burst (open); to break; to split
to read the situation; to sense the mood
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to explain adequately; to be accountable
guess; speculation; supposition
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
sleepover; overnight stay
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
arrangement; pact; agreement
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
relatively; comparatively
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to smile (at); to grin (at)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
considerably; fairly; quite
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to blow off; to be blown off
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
it is I who should say so