corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to blame; to find fault with
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
spine; backbone; spinal column
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
tendency; trend; inclination
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
for today; for the time being
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
cherry blossom (colour, color)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
self-consciousness; self-awareness
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate