old friend; old acquaintance
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
alternately; by turns; one after the other
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
person who has rendered distinguished service
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
sensual love; love affair
help; assistance; service
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to find out; to discover; to detect
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
in the future; another day; later
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to apologize; to apologise
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
most of all; extremely; supremely
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
one difficulty; one danger