hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
though; notwithstanding; although
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
female friend; woman friend
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
society; the world; the times
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
ignorant of the ways of the world
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(not) even once; (not) ever
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
one more time; once more; once again
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to go out and away; to leave
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)