pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to carry around; to carry on one's person
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
two (long cylindrical things)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
love affair; sensual pleasures
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
support; backing; patronage
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
result; fruit (of); product (of)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to call together; to convene
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
difficult to ...; hard to ...
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming