interior design; interior; upholstery
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
environment; circumstance
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
last week; the week before
everlasting spring; China rose (Rosa chinensis)
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
foreign capital group; foreign company
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
society; public; community; social studies
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
right in the midst of; right at the height of