bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
since; henceforth; ever since
near oneself; close to one; familiar
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
they; those guys; those fellows
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
almost (did); nearly (did)
to correct oneself; to restate
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
assertion; declaration; affirmation
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to ask a question; to ask questions
pure and innocent; immaculate
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
the same generation; coeval
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge