to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
elevated (structure); overhead
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Italian food; Italian cooking
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
several years; a few years
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
as (for); for; in the capacity of
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on