yearned for; longed for; missed
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
job; work; duties; trade; skill
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
(arch.) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer); hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
to make a witty remark; to come out with a bon mot
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
life; living; I; me; student
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
enemy territory; hostile place
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
day that is lucky the whole day (in the traditional calendar); auspicious day
marriage ceremony; wedding
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing