lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
second house; second home
violent explosion; bursting
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
separate; scattered; apart
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
than; other than; except; but
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
double; twice (as much); twofold
(one's) quota; assignment
unexpectedly; surprisingly
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology