habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
wherein; therein; thereinto
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
just because; even if; even though
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to summon courage; to be brave