the same kind; accomplice; partner
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
contact; touch; contact lens
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
taking care of oneself; self-love
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
fluent (in a language); flowing
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
complete; whole; perfect; safe
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
boy; son; baby boy; young man
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
stepwise; one step at a time
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
after a long time; for the first time in a while
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
environment; surroundings; circumstances
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated