assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
at first; in the beginning; originally
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
hostility; animosity; enmity
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
first meeting; first interview with
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
end; close; conclusion; termination
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
at; in; at; when; by; with
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow