original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
these guys; these fellows
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
line drive to the shortstop
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
-less; lacking; non-existing
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
unexpected meeting; coincidence
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to surge; to well up; to gush out
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
yearned for; longed for; missed
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
complete recovery; healing
serious wound; serious injury
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing