good policy; wise policy; best plan
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
on the way home from work; returning from work
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
yearned for; longed for; missed
window; window (shop display)
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
children's park; children's playground
environment; surroundings; circumstances
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
cram school; private tutoring school
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
television program; TV program
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to run through; to run past
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
a few years ago; some years back
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)