itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
prohibition; inhibition; ban
business world; business circles; (the) industry
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
if you think about it; come to think of it
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
it is no use crying over spilt milk
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
things depend on how you look at them
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted