to drink too much and lose self-control
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
dishonorable discharge; dishonourable discharge
piling shame on top of shame
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
trouble; bother; annoyance
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
student (esp. a university student)
schoolgirl; female student
three; three years of age
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
point in common; common feature
to get married; to accompany each other; to go together
to have a meal; to take a meal
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated