meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
future; possible; potential; prospective
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
ill-bred; poorly brought up
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
well-bred; of good upbringing
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
literature; books (reference); document
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
throughout; all through; right through
sense of values; values; value system
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
movie; film; motion picture
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
home environment; family environment
villain; baddie; the villain's part
rich person; wealthy person