to show one's affection; to express one's love
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
coexistence; living together
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
(not) even once; (not) ever
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to press a question; to cross-examine
tone (of voice); manner of talking
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
evening meal; dinner; supper
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
blackberry (esp. the common blackberry, Rubus fruticosus); BlackBerry (mobile device)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)