since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
like a part of the family
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
(the) haves; those who have
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
that; the matter in question
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
what's what; heads or tails
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
somehow; for some reason or other
very much; extremely; greatly
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
school rules; school regulations
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
exemplar; model; example; pattern