horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
way of talking; speaking style
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
anchorage (area); moorage; roadstead
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
according to plan; as planned
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
certainly; surely; definitely