fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
courteous; decorous; polite
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
living environment; habitat
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
relatively; comparatively
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
neighbourhood; neighborhood
senior high school; high school
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
living by oneself; living alone
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
considerably; fairly; quite
student (esp. a university student)
almost every day; almost daily
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
being startled; getting a shock
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
young lover of an older woman; boy toy