unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to lose one's footing; to slip
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
womanly; ladylike; feminine
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
prickling; stinging; tingling
birth; creation; formation
point in common; common feature
to be away from home; to be out of the house
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
alternating; taking turns
thereupon; shortly thereafter
hospitalization; hospitalisation
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
by today; before the day is over
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose