metre; meter; meter; gauge
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to look away; to turn away
identifiable; personalized
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
back off!; leave me alone!
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
gift card; gift certificate
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to toady; to be obsequious
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
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
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
stagnation; hindrance; delay
good-for-nothing; worthless
along the road; at the side of the road
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately