faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
trembling from fear; trembling all over
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
if you think about it; come to think of it
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
personal; individual; private
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know