the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
life; living; I; me; student
hello; good day; good afternoon
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
clicking; clopping; clacking
wicked tongue; abusive language
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
serious illness; dangerous disease
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
alternately; by turns; one after the other
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
himself; yourself; herself
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
surveillance camera; security camera
to install; to equip; to mount
to be hesitant; to feel timid
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
animal or carnal desires; lust
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
hiding one's embarrassment
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to put on a patronizing air
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit