way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
interference; meddling; butting in
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
historical play; period drama
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
striking with the back of the sword
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to walk away; to saunter off
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
slightly early; just before
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
drinking alcohol from a woman's crotch
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
wetting; love affair; lover
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking