innocence; being not guilty
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to save one's face; to maintain one's status
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
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
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to be pretentious; to put on airs
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer