to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
observation; survey; watching
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be surprised; to be astonished
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
while; even though; despite
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
government service; the bureaucracy
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
originally; by nature; from the start
courteous; decorous; polite
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
tone (of voice); manner of talking