convenience store lunch box
apartment rented by the month
low table; table with very short legs
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to be cleared of a charge
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to correct oneself; to restate
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
interest (in something); enthusiasm
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
that day; the very same day
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
hairline; borders of the hair
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
life; living; I; me; student
true (inner) skin; corium; derma; cutis
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
wedded life; married life
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases