footwear; footgear; shoes
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
each locality; each place; each region
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
homecoming; return to one's home
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to be badly made; to fail
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
to come to one's senses; to calm down
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
of course; certainly; naturally
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
comparatively; relatively
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe