trio; gang of three; threesome
classmate; friend in the same class
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
without cause; without reason
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
various; many; all kinds of
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
paper-covered lamp or lantern
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
pigment; paint; colour; color
English conversation; school for English conversation
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
shellfish; seashell; shell
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate