near oneself; close to one; familiar
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
good-for-nothing; worthless
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
all night long; all through the night
store interior; inside of a shop
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
low tone; bass; low voice
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
regarding highly; attaching importance to
stabbing to death; putting out
difficult problem; challenge
weird; disgusting; sickening
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute