companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
amount of money; sum of money
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
earnings from a part-time job
(bank) balance; remainder
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
in one's own way or style
reproachful; hateful; bitter
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to live; to reside; to inhabit
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat