to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
day after day; day by day
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
regarding highly; attaching importance to
down to earth; reasonable
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to surge; to well up; to gush out
a few years ago; some years back
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
little house; my humble home; snail shell
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
a little bit; a little while
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
one end; an end; part; fragment
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
calamity; misfortune; disaster
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
and; thereupon; because of that
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one
(someone else's) daughter
first meeting; first interview with