true state; actual condition; reality
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
(in) her way; peculiar to her
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
that is to say; so that means
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
sympathy; compassion; pity