chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
how; in what way; how about; questionable
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
distant look; faraway look
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
gambling den; gambling house
even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
chatteringly; wittering on; prattling on; blathering on
to become settled; to be fixed
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
be (that) as it may; having said that