rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
outline; summary; argument
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly
living together (of two people)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to relax; to feel at home
wall clock; grandfather clock
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
having experienced (something); having had the experience (of)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
a great variety of; diversity
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to summon courage; to be brave