upward glance; upturned eyes
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
silver utensil; silverware
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to reflect; to throw back light
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
professional killer; hit man
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to be inflated with pride
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
innermost depths of one's heart
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
curse; spell; malediction
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
walking around at night; night travel; night train
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
ill will; malice; evil intent
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve