the opposite sex; isomerism
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
one's way back; one's way home
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
feeling; sense; impression
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
imagination; supposition; guess
polish (jewels); cultivation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that is to say; so that means
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to repeat; to be frequent
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope