to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to sell off; to sell completely
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
leisure; leisure time; spare time
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
every person; each one; everybody
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to subsist; to keep on living
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
frequency (of occurrence)
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
sender; consignor; remitter
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again