neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
mythical two-tailed monster cat
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
time; season; period; phase; stage
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
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
some people; a few people; several people
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede