skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
now that you say that; now that you mention it
curiosity; inquisitiveness
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
risky; dangerous; insecure
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
control; check; restraint; inhibition
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
will not do; do not; does not
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close; intimate; on good terms
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
after that; afterwards; thereafter