fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
senior high school student
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to pick up; to find; to gather
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
two persons; two people; pair; couple
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
family; members of a family
even though; despite; when
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
trial; judgement; judgment
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone