careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
menial; meanness; servility; abject
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to rest one's chin in one's hands
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
holding something on one's palm or hand (esp. small animal or bird)
two (long cylindrical things)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
bright sunshine; broad daylight
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
it hasn't been long since
wise saying; famous saying
scarab (Egyptian gemstone); scarabeid (any of a group of beetles including the scarab beetle, Scarabeus sacer)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
strong; resolute; firm; strict
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
mental illness; emotional disorder
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop