future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
broad; vast; boundless; wide
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to lose sight of; to miss
to miss out on going; to fail to go
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to change completely; to change suddenly
fat; tallow; lard; grease
gleaming; shining; glistening
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
absence; disregard; indifference
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
full-time lecturer; instructor
teacher; instructor; professor
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
free (of charge); gratuitous
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch