part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
charming; fascinating; attractive
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
single-mother household; fatherless family
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at first; in the beginning; originally
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
wedded life; married life
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
counter for drops of liquid
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
how many years; how long; what year
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
to apologize; to apologise
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who