currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
while; during; performed in this condition
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
death from disease; death from illness
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
single-mother household; fatherless family
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
carving; engraving; sculpture
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
many; much; plenty; hardly