to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
internal organs; intestines; viscera
shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers; galoshes
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to affect; to impact; to influence
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to miss someone; to miss something; to feel lonely
to burst (open); to break; to split
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
eighth day of the month; eight days
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
cost of one's food; one's board
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
awkward (difficult) question
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
wearing one's hair in braids
exactly as stated; verbatim