young mother (i.e. early twenties or younger, sometimes previously a juvenile delinquent)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
unexpected meeting; coincidence
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
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
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
a married woman's paramour; lover
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to go past; to pass; to pass by
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
that is to say; so that means
this world; this life; world of the living
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
how many people; a number of people
man of the future; Homo futurus