(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
un-Japanese in appearance or character
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
healthy; sound; wholesome
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
suspicious character (person, figure)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
police officer; policeman; constable
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to raise one's voice; to shout