high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to palm off; to force a sale
thick legs (esp. of a woman); fat legs
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
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
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
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, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
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; flaking out
not blessed with happiness; unfortunate; appearing fragile and melancholic; seeming to invite misfortune (regardless of actual happiness)
one's own child; one's own children
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
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