at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to find out; to discover; to locate
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
treating someone like a child
to repeat; to do something over again
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
feeling keenly; fully realizing
cat hater; dislike of cats
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
in the same way as; just like
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to speak; to hear a voice
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
to trick; to cheat; to deceive