policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to recall; to remember; to recollect
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
when it comes to ...; as for ...
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself