if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
had better ...; had better not ...
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
what's what; heads or tails
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
when it becomes; when it comes to
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that