close; intimate; on good terms
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
members; member; constituent
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
popular person; favorite; favourite
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
natural virtue; personal virtue
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
whichever one chooses; either way
to help each other; to cooperate
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to be hesitant; to feel timid