only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to take someone's life; to kill someone
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
12th anniversary of one's death
such; like that; in that way
to have a talk; to tell a story
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
for this very reason; that is exactly why
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
weather; fair weather; fine weather
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
recently; lately; these days
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
then; well; so; well then
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
door; gate; opening; title page
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
bento; Japanese box lunch