to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
shopping; purchased goods
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
price reduction; discount
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
pupil; student; schoolchild
several people; a few people
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
whispering into a person's ear
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to discuss; to talk together
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to relapse; to reassert; to review
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
(not) so much; (not) that much
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)