close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
sense of values; values; value system
hegemony; leadership; initiative
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
while; during (the time when)
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
forcibly; against one's will
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
living by oneself; living alone
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
acquaintance; appreciative friend
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)