not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to head home; to leave for home
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
jealousy; roasted rice cake
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
on the occasion of; at the time of
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
personification; impersonation; embodiment
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to waste time; to kill time
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
out of character; unlike one
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis