lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
vitality; ability to earn a living
appearance; figure; shape; form
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
when it comes to ...; as for ...
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
freeloader; scrounger; sponger; mooch
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
within; inside of; less than
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
boy; son; baby boy; young man