socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
reopening; resumption; restarting
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
passing through without stopping; passing by
4th day of the month; four days
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
still; even now; to this day
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
donor; contributor; provider
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
color of a flower (colour); light indigo; light blue