nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to move (house); to change residence
even if ...; even supposing that ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
pride; dignity; self-worth
several years; a few years
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to make merry; to be festive
marriage in which one partner (esp. the wife) has a significantly higher income or social status
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing