to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
joint struggle; common (united) front
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
novel; story; (work of) fiction
movie; film; motion picture
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
scene; sight; scenario; setting
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
to spit out; to eject; to dump
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
will not do; do not; does not
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell