to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to be itching to do something
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
with hands in pockets; idleness
quarrel; dispute; argument
vexing; irritating; impatient
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
regret; repentance; remorse
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved