fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
point in question (at issue)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
terrain; geographical features; topography
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
rationality; reasonableness
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
how; in what way; I wonder
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
renting; rental; hiring; leasing (from)
unidentifiable; unidentified
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)