not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
narrow; thin (sized); slender
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
to blow off; to be blown off
with no effort at all; easily
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
sharply; harshly; stingingly
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
one's own child; one's own children
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to sink (into); to get depressed
married woman; another's wife
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be entwined; to be involved
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible