straight-laced person; stubborn person
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
that's true; of course; obviously
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
guidance; leadership; leading the way
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
wounded person; injured person
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
representative; exemplary; model
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe