carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to need; to call for; to require
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
being on duty; person on duty
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
senior high school student
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless