deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
sympathy; empathy; response
sense of values; values; value system
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
parfait eaten at the end of a meal
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
going straight on; going straight ahead
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
handwritten letter; handwritten character
to lean against; to set against
less-than sign or greater-than sign (< or >); inequality sign
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously