the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
street; quarter; district; area
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to beat time; to mark time
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
marriage breakup; divorce; engagement breakup
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause