appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
personality; style; appearance
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
observation; survey; watching
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
to understand from experience
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
sour look; surly face; pout
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to be comfortable; to be easy; to be relaxed; to be cosseted
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
that's too bad; too bad for you!
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
Le petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry); The Little Prince
very popular; highly favoured
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
100,000; hundred thousand
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
anecdote; brief (comic) story
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
thick curtain; drop curtain
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)