by today; before the day is over
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
instability; insecurity; crankiness
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to grow up; to become an adult
influence; effect; impact
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
imagination; supposition; guess
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
long ago; a long time ago; already
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity