to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
Sachertorte; chocolate cake filled with apricot jam and topped with chocolate icing
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
willpower; energy; vitality
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
waiting for the traffic lights to change
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
passing through without stopping; passing by
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
head house (family); birthplace; originator
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
window; window (shop display)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
courteous; decorous; polite
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
singing voice; (sound of) singing
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
second-hand shop; curio shop
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange