home area; home town; local
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to make merry; to be festive
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
calm; composed; cool; quiet
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to speak; to hear a voice
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
trouble; quarrel; dispute