episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to become completely chilled
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
in name only; titular; nominal
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
outward appearance; apparent
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself