isolation; sense of isolation; feeling of being isolated
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
feeling that something is missing; sense that something is incomplete
point of departure; initial point; starting point
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare
father and mother; parents
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street