remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
active; dynamic; behavioural
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
superior; superiors; senior
to like; to love; to be fond of
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to discuss; to talk together
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
long military service; having experienced many battles
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to complain; to lodge a complaint
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell