the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
from the beginning; from scratch
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate