reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to bring back; to restore
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
of no interest; not interested
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
calm; composed; cool; quiet
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger