neighbourhood; neighborhood
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
towering; astonishingly high
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
assistant professor; associate professor
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to translate; to interpret
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
water's edge; beach; foreshore
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
town; city; municipal; urban
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential