to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
start; beginning; first step; clue
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
lined curtain; opaque curtain
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to pile up; to accumulate
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
business world; business circles; (the) industry
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as