quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
attendance; participation; presence
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
endless; boundless; everlasting
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
no, not like that (but like this)
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to examine someone's expression
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to not take seriously; to take lightly
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
pioneer; settler; colonist
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak