to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
personal affair; one's own affair
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
silicon; silicone (oxidized form)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
study; library; den; home office; reading room
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
impossible to do (although wants to)
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
station square; station plaza
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to lie down; to throw oneself down