showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
brown envelope; manila envelope
at once; immediately; right now
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
the world in general; society; convention
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
few decades; many decades; several decades
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
human relations; personal relationships
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to comfort; to console; to amuse
living; lifestyle; living room
living room (Western style); sitting room
in low spirits; dejected; sad
changing clothes; change of clothes
to fly around; to scatter
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
contrary to one's expectations
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding