to sink (into); to get depressed
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
roadway; road; carriageway
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
in public; in company; in the presence of others
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
almost every day; almost daily
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
how many years; how long; what year
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
the same generation; coeval
solitude; loneliness; isolation
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
third-year student; third-year pupil
man; male; masculine gender
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish