company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to do together; to share; to participate in
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
tag (children's game); tig
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to squash; to crush; to flatten
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
illumination; decorative lighting
shop; small store; business; firm
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
chit; sales slip; voucher
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
cost of a meal (or meals)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary