bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
looking pale; looking unwell
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
poor physical health; bad shape
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
by myself; in person; by oneself
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
indicate reason; infers some protest
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
proposal; offer; request; application
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
reputation; respectability
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to ask; to enquire; to query