(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to shout (in anger); to yell
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
one's own child; one's own children
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
stingy; petty; pathetic; lovable; sweet; charming
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
word for word; verbatim; literally
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
armband; arm band; brassard
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
alternately; by turns; one after the other
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast