to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
mechanism; organization; organisation
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
middle period; medium-term
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
assertion; declaration; affirmation
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
like this; in this way; as you see
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless