so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
sudden impulse; passing fancy
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to show; to bare (the teeth)
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to farm; to cultivate a field
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
moment; brief space of time
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to begin; to set about; to start
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
decision; settlement; definition
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history