growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
work; business; company; study
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
and yet; though; when; in spite of
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to add meat (or weight); to add substance (to an essay, etc.)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
if so; in that case; in that situation
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak