shortsighted; narrow-minded
calm; composed; leisurely
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
quickly; calmly; intently
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
since one was born; (in) all one's life
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
passion; temper; irritability
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to mix; to stir; to blend
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
instability; insecurity; crankiness
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants