nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
special; particular; peculiar; unique
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
very likely; very probable
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
particularly; only; in the case of
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
button (clothing); push-button
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess