Vocabulary

maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position

something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)

one's husband

looking depressed; long face

long face; looking dejected

unsigned

relying completely on others; being totally dependent on others

to have great influence over

wide; broad

what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its tray

even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)

obvious; undeniable

easy to divide

to verbally attack; to run down; to criticize severely; to speak disparagingly of

Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)

reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told

in all; in total; collectively

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

to become a habit; to be addictive; to be moreish

quirky; idiosyncratic

in other words

under separate cover

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal

Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin

counting one's chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

to incorporate (a firm)

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

beehive; hive; honeycomb

without tiring (of something); without getting bored; without losing interest

insatiable

without

without

if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments

to anesthetize; to anesthetise; to anaesthetize; to anaesthetise

unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again

another day; the next day

alias; another name

coming ages; future generations; posterity