to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
surrounding at a distance
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
surely; certainly; without doubt
administration; government; administrator; governor
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
settlement; permanent residency
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to be thrilled; to be excited
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
fast-talking; rapid talking
individual; one by one; separate; each
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
something; some kind of; for some reason
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ten; 10; ten years of age
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless