coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to feel inferior; to feel small
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
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)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
way of asking; way of listening; listener
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
(not) so much; (not) that much
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
something like ...; something called ...
good family; respectable family; decent family
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place