development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to approach; to draw near
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)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
time; hour; season; time of the year
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
in comparison to; rather than
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
though; notwithstanding; although