memories; recollections; reminiscence
fixed idea; idée fixe; obsession; fixation
to torment; to torture; to harass
another thing; exception; special case
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
study; diligence; discount; reduction
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
loveable; very likeable; like very much
long (time that has passed); old (story)
second day of the month; two days
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation