sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
using as an intermediary; through
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to that degree; to that extent; that much
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
here and there; in places
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to get one's head around; to think about
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
every single word and phrase; word by word
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
real estate agent; realtor
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
strong opposition; vehement opposition
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to crawl towards; to creep up to
silence; stillness; quietness
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself