to telephone; to make a phone call
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
fatal accident; deadly accident
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
planning; project; plan; design
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
new residential area; new residential development
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
by means of; due to; because of; according to
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
surroundings; environs; circumference
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
women's college; women's university
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
senior high school; high school
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
older brother; elder brother
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
private clinician; physician in private practice
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
spring water; clear (pure) water
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
housewarming gift; housewarming
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
commuting to school; school commute
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)