in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to temper thoroughly; to train well
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to surge (water or waves)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
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
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
identification; ID; identity
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
income; receipts; revenue
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way