recollection; reminiscence
flour; meal; powder; dust
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
coming into close contact and being influenced by
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
athletic-style shirt; running vest
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
Nakagawa Rieko (1935.9.29-)
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
day by day; every day; by the day
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
one's way back; one's way home
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
situation; developments; outcome