nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to be relieved; to feel relieved
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
thousand years; millennium; eternity
tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity; dental caries
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
useless; vain; aimless; idle
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
separate; scattered; apart
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row