to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
family; members of a family
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
last night; yesterday evening
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
although I say; although one might say; although called
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
awkward (difficult) question
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
slash character (ASCII 057); slash (fan fiction)