disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
how many years; how long; what year
open field; empty lot; plain
tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
orator; eloquent speaker; accomplished orator
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
woman; lady; adult female
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to turn towards; to point
the other day; lately; recently
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
wedded life; married life
connection; link; relationship
ago; since; before; previous
marriage breakup; divorce; engagement breakup
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
living by oneself; living alone
to try and do something; to attempt to do something