bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
equilibrium; good balance; poise
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
female friend; woman friend
source of information; intelligence source; message source
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
since one was born; (in) all one's life
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
in comparison to; rather than
flaring up; bursting into flames
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
individual; private person; personal; private
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone