to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
all you want; as much as one wants
episode; anecdote; vignette
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
great hurry; great haste; rush
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
final; eventual; ultimate
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
in the end; at the end of the day
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
although I say; although one might say; although called
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to be needed; to be wanted
no!; no no!; no, not at all
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits