eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
fruit knife; paring knife
basket; basketball; basket cloth
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
intelligence or information network
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
companion; partner; spouse
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
subordination; dependency
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
worry; mental agony; heartache