rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
there is nothing; having nothing
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
news program; news programme
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
society; the world; the times
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
to forcefully open up (a hole; in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly; to open one's heart; to throw out (everything inside); to empty (e.g. a box)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity