to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
several people; a few people
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
unrequited love; one-sided love
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
vexing; irritating; impatient
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
memory; sense; experience
to serve; to work for; to attend
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
progress; advance; improvement; development
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of