both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to think too much; to be over-concerned
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
short and stout; small but wide around
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
inattention; absent-mindedness
banknote; bill; note; paper money
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
simply; merely; only; solely
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to take off one's glasses
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour