to fall into another's hands
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to work hard; to work diligently
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
appointment; rendezvous; date
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
nothing but; none other than
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
timewise; temporal; chronal
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to accept; to receive; to agree
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
bodily sensation; sense; experience
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to become clear; to be made public