to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
reading partway; leaving half-read
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
personal; individual; private
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
putting life into; animating; cheering up
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
in the future; another day; later
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
still; as yet; as it has been
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
to come and go; to go back and forth