riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
suffix for familiar person
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
as usual; as is one's habit
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
thorough; exhaustive; complete
perfect; complete; flawless
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
covered with; stained; smeared
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
and; thereupon; because of that
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)