to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
evening meal; dinner; supper
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
changing clothes; change of clothes
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
flawless; absolute perfection
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
unrequited love; one-sided love
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
how; in what way; in what manner
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!