self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
sweet and sour; bittersweet
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
memory; ability to remember
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
areca palm (Areca catechu); betel palm
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
mountain stream; mountain torrent
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
river; stream; River; the ... river
word game; wordplay; playing with words
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
port city; harbor city; harbour city
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to get distracted; to jump off the track
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post