(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to become red; to redden; to blush
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
is something that; is that which
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
truancy; school non-attendance
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
trauma (usu. psychological)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to