to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
company president; manager; director
black-market lending; illegal loan
release; liberation; acquittal
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
social; societal; societary
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
proposal; proposition; suggestion
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
return of something; repayment
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
every month; each month; monthly
divide into four pieces; one fourth
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)