blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
heaps of corpses all around
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
back street; back alley; off-street
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
older sister; elder sister
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
due form; official; formality
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
elder sister; older female friend
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
as a child; when one was a child
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone