cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
reward; honorarium; remuneration
having said that; be that as it may
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
cooperation; collaboration
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
rather; sooner; preferably
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
older brother; elder brother
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
blow; shock; strike; batting
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi; having spaces available (of a parking lot)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to order; to command; to appoint
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
metropolitan tramway; tram operated by the metropolitan government (esp. Tokyo)
turning to the right; right turn
left side; left-hand side
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know