to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
honorific/polite/humble prefix
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to turn towards; to point
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
whispering; murmuring; subdued
such ... as; or some such
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
schoolgirl; female student
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)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd