circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
that is to say; so that means
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(with a) start; fright; alarm
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
society; the world; the times
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
prohibition; inhibition; ban
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
stochastic variable; random variable
even though; despite; when
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)