to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(someone else's) daughter
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
blending of Japanese and Western styles
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback