quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older sister; elder sister
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
on the occasion of; at the time of
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
such; like that; that sort of
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
bungalow; one-story house
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
level; standard; water level
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living