top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
here and there; in places
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
parting; separation; farewell
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
with these words; while saying
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe