intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sleeping together in a huddle
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
in the morning; during the morning
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
along the river; riverside
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
mountain bicycle; mountain bike
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
not caring; not giving a damn
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
commuting to school; school commute
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be conspicuous; to stand out
secret admirer; closet fan
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
amiable; affable; likable
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior