unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
near; close by; within reach; familiar
(not so) much; (not) very
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
criminal nature; criminality
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
registration; accession; register; entry; record
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to employ; to hire; to charter
to be helpful; to be useful
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
sympathy; compassion; pity
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
that day; the very same day
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
complete change; about-face
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of