shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to unfold; to unroll; to open
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
stillness; repose; standing still
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
absolutely; positively; decidedly
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
young woman with a lot of superficial knowledge about sex, etc.
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
flaring up; bursting into flames
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
all present; all concerned; all of us
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
welcome!; nice to see you!
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst