nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
in comparison to; rather than
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to apologize; to apologise
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
so; like this; in this way
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
ropeway; cableway; aerial lift; cable car
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
housing district; residential district
long; drawn-out; very long
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)