show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
thereupon; shortly thereafter
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
old friend; old acquaintance
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
premature death; untimely death; dying young
world; society; people; the public
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
second marriage; remarriage
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
older sister and younger brother
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)