congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
basket; basketball; basket cloth
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
surroundings; environs; circumference
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
sympathy; compassion; pity
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
day after day; day by day
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
small change; coins; small sum of money
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky