on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
one's post; place of work; workplace
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
solitude; loneliness; isolation
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
the other day; lately; recently
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
progress; advance; improvement; development
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
unproductive; counterproductive
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
night attack; nocturnal assault