to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
alone; by oneself; on one's own
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
with these words; while saying
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
bento; Japanese box lunch
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
when it becomes; when it comes to
comparatively; relatively
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
to throw into; to toss into
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
eccentric; crank; oddball
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
preface; introduction; preamble
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric