sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
to put into the mouth; to eat
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
school building; schoolhouse
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
than; from; out of; except; but; more
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
because of; owing to; due to
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
front; frontage; facade; main
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
exactly as stated; verbatim
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
profitable plan; good plan
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
that is to say; so that means