to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
journal; magazine; periodical
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
ringing; throbbing violently
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
senior high school student
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
older sister; elder sister
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
so; like this; in this way
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
older sister; lass; young lady
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
understood; I see; OK; present; here