party; social event; get-together; compas (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
I see; that's right; indeed
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
surrounding at a distance
elder sister; effeminate man
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
two shot; photograph of two people (usu. male and female); photograph of a couple; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service that randomly connects two people for a conversation
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
convenient; handy; useful
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
platform; home; home base; home plate
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
magazine; journal; periodical
witnessing; observing; sighting
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)