living by oneself; living alone
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
one's family (home) background (environment)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
having said that; on the other hand
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
tension; mental strain; nervousness
no matter how much time passes
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to become desperate; to give in to despair
continuation; succession; series
ding-dong dash; ding-dong ditch; ringing a doorbell and running away
offender; criminal; culprit
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
Takashima Reiko (1964.7-)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to spend time (on doing something)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)