early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
rustling; refreshing; clearly
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
other side; opposite side; other party
after that; afterwards; thereafter
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
desperately; for one's dear life
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
whenever you want; any time you like
if so; in that case; in that situation
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride