special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
in that way; like that; that way
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to run around; to bustle about
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
female molester; stupid woman
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
Run, Melos! (short story by Osamu Dazai)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that