imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
curse; spell; malediction
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
the ways of the world; human nature
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
world; society; people; the public
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
guess; speculation; supposition
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
bedside; near one's pillow
each place; various places
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
while; even though; despite
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
convenient; expedient; makeshift
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding