carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
in good health; alive and well; going strong
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
freely; frankly; without reserve
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
even if; even though; wow
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
never mind!; don't worry about it
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
solitude; loneliness; isolation
English conversation; school for English conversation
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...