left side; left-hand side
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to give something weight; to give something dignity
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to look upwards; to look up
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
trauma (usu. psychological)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to relax; to feel at home
one's physical safety; personal security
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to keep away; to keep at a distance
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
during pregnancy; while pregnant
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted