town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
height (of body); stature
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
preface; introduction; preamble
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to tighten; to press hard
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to grow up; to become an adult
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to subsist; to keep on living
short pause; short interval
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
heart; guts; nerve; central part
annual (plant); first-year student
depression; low spirits; dejection
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years