to dye; to colour; to color
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
boring; dull; uninteresting
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
match (for lighting a fire)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to grow up; to become an adult
to become possible; to become able to (do)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
to bring back; to restore
invitation; introduction; temptation
almost every day; almost daily
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to become hoarse; to become husky
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to be perturbed; to be agitated
very young; childish; immature
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
how many years; how long; what year
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade