commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
confused; inconsistent; incoherent; patchy
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
public hall; community center; community centre
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
naivete; simplicity; innocence
as a child; when one was a child
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
pure heart; naivete; innocence
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
beginning; clue; starting point
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
many; a lot; much; multitude
band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity