crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
back off!; leave me alone!
one's house; one's home; one's family
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
bento; Japanese box lunch
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
elopement; running away with a lover
student marriage (esp. university, college, etc. students)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
antiquity; the previous era
university student; college student
rebellious phase; rebellious age
sympathy; compassion; pity
manners; behavior; behaviour
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
so-and-so; who?; which people?
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
preparations for returning (home)