briskly; quickly; promptly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
to intertwine; to twist together
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
window; window (shop display)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
Japanese person; Japanese people
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
day after day; day by day
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...