tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
dodgy dealings; monkey business
rather; sooner; preferably
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
club activities; extracurricular activities
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
machine parts; machinery; equipment
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
just because; even if; even though
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
teahouse that sells fruit (or serves fruitcake, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)