dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
by means of; due to; because of; according to
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
commuter; season-ticket passenger
underground train; subway
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
considerably; fairly; quite