to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
looking depressed; long face
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie