as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
(very) patient; persevering
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
same generation; one's generation
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
influential person; man of importance
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
singing and dancing; song and dance
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to try out the food at various restaurants
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years