underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
to have a meal; to take a meal
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
in the course of one's duties
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
start of a romance; beginning of love
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
carefree; free from worry
being a good listener; good listener
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(in) her way; peculiar to her
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on