nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
exposure to the sun; sunny place
married woman; another's wife
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
simply; merely; only; solely
thought; consideration; thinking
big leakage; uncontained leak
comparatively; relatively
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
although I say; although one might say; although called
sham marriage; fake marriage
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to throw at; to turn; to raise
true character; true heart; true spirit
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
marital relationship; marital relations
body; group; party; company; troupe
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to have meaning; to be meaningful