carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
illustration (e.g. book); picture
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
tumbler; self-righting doll
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money