pointing out; identification
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
just because; even if; even though
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
general; popular; common; typical
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
this (very thing); this precisely
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
notice; attention; observation
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sad to say; how sad; alas