sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
threatening letter; intimidating letter
commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to despair of; to see the vanity of
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
good-looking; fair; beautiful
comic books; comics; comic; comical
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
district; section; sector
postwar period; period after Second World War
(how) many times; (how) often
depression; recession; slump
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street