reality;  actuality;  hard fact
 (somebody else's) parents;  both parents
 Nagano (city, prefecture)
 Buddhist memorial service
 overnight stay;  stopover;  inn;  hotel;  anchorage;  night duty
 many;  a lot;  much;  multitude
 completely relying on others
 to go back to the starting point
 exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
 a (short) time;  a while;  one time (in the past);  a period; (arch.)  two-hour period
 previous work;  preceding work;  first crop grown in a double-cropped field;  preceding crop
 sprouting;  budding;  crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.);  fascination;  infatuation
 pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters;  having a tendency towards;  being close to
 control;  management (e.g. of a business)
 regarding as important;  attaching importance to;  taking a serious view of;  putting emphasis on
 collar;  color;  colour;  hair colouring (coloring);  calla (variety of arum lily)
 leaping through time;  time travel
 another world (esp. in fiction);  otherworld;  parallel universe;  different-dimension world;  isekai
 everyday conversation;  day-to-day conversation
 to reach;  to touch;  to be delivered;  to arrive;  to be attentive;  to be scrupulous
 to occupy;  to hold;  to account for;  to make up;  to take up
 dull;  uninteresting;  insignificant;  unimportant;  absurd;  foolish
 tedium;  boredom;  dullness;  to feel bored;  to get bored with;  to get tired of
 protection;  advocacy;  support;  to protect (e.g. rights, etc.);  to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.);  to support
 stupid;  meaningless;  worthless;  hopeless (person, situation);  beyond help;  beyond saving
 by both oneself and others
 predictable;  repetitive;  being in a rut;  set in one's ways
 older sister;  elder sister;  young lady;  miss;  ma'am;  older girl
 single;  solo;  solitary;  just one;  only one
 to repeat;  to do something over again
 to pass (time);  to spend;  to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption);  to drink (alcohol); (arch.)  to take care of; (arch.)  to support
 a matter of course;  what is to be expected;  par for the course
 to feel goodwill (towards);  to wish someone well;  to have a strong liking (for);  to be emotionally involved
 wicked person;  evil person;  scoundrel;  bad thing;  mischief
 subtle;  delicate;  difficult;  complex;  doubtful;  questionable
 incremental;  step-by-step;  gradual;  stepwise
 change;  variation;  variety;  diversity;  inflection;  declension
 many;  much;  majority (of);  greater part (of);  mostly;  mainly