(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
in this way; thus; such; uh...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
good feeling; feeling good
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
sensual love; love affair
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
relatively; comparatively
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
company; corporation; workplace
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care