turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
even if not; even without
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
memory; sense; experience
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
suffix for familiar person
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
condition; state (of health); appearance
family; relatives; dependents; household
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
not caring; not giving a damn
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
tedious; boring; being fed up with
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
knowing; (an) acquaintance
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated