calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
being startled; getting a shock
irregular pulse; arrhythmia
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
third stage; three stages
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
tone (of voice); manner of talking
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
to summon courage; to be brave
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number