key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
real estate agent; realtor
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to take over; to hand over
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
choices; alternatives; options
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to jump upon (a moving object)
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges