state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
store interior; inside of a shop
Scotch; Scotch whisky; Scotch tweed
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
quarrel; dispute; argument
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
shoulder (of a road); berm
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter