pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
journal; magazine; periodical
use; utility; effect; benefit
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
man; male; masculine gender
when it becomes; when it comes to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
sunglasses; shady glasses; dark glasses
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
society; the world; the times
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
180 degrees; complete change
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
very; much; greatly; a lot of
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite