pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses
waste of time; killing time
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
(full) name; family name and given name
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
diagonal move (in the game of go)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
abandoned child; foundling
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
what time; (lit.) which hour
that's a different matter; that's a different story
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
shady; underhanded; questionable
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance