to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
society; public; community; social studies
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
senior high school student
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to live fast (and recklessly)
how many years; how long; what year
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to move forward; to move on
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
stepwise; one step at a time
two times; twice; two degrees
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
outside of; not covered by
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line