I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Nagano (city, prefecture)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
finding employment; getting a job
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
in one's own way or style