paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
mockery; derision; ridicule
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
tall building; high-rise building
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to rest one's chin in one's hands
office hours; business hours; working hours
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
joints; points (of a speech)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet)
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
on duty; at work; while working
like that; that way; thus
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
showy; flashy; flamboyant
plan for one's life; life planning
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
stealthily; secretly; in secret
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to ride past (one's stop); to overshoot; to climb over; to get over; to overtake (a vehicle); to pass
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest