superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
nothing in particular; none in particular
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
truancy; school non-attendance
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
as a child; when one was a child
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
surname; family name; last name
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
being startled; getting a shock
face; looks; vestiges; trace
reaching first base safely due to opponent's error
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
district; section; sector
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to leave (a scene); to step away
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
endurance; perseverance; patience
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
eccentric; crank; oddball
sympathy; empathy; response
well-bred; of good upbringing
father; dad; husband; you; he
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position