showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
otherwise; or else; if not
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to triumph; to be elated with success
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
gathering to remember a deceased person; memorial gathering; farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
tail lamp; taillight; rear light
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
homecoming; returning home
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
long distance relationship
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
everything working out as desired
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
just who do you think you are?
and then; and so; and; so then
partial; incomplete; imperfect
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with