emotional wall; internal barrier
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
keeping house; being confined to one's house
evening; night; nighttime
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
telephone call; telephone (device)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
talk; conversation; dialogue
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
foreign matter; impurities
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
sattva (being); bodhisattva
for the first time in one's life
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
night attack; nocturnal assault
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
job description; job specification; job content
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence