prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
comfort (in living place)
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to mix; to stir; to blend
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
forcibly; against one's will
to put someone to work; to make someone work
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
feigned tears; crocodile tears
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite