friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
all present; all concerned; all of us
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
multi-purpose auditorium; multi-purpose hall
embroidered satin baseball jacket; embroidered satin college jacket
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to need; to demand; to take; to require
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to blow out; to spout out
recitation; reciting from memory
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
good performance; good work; great success
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
match (to light fire with)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to become dim; to become blurred