reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to some extent; to a certain extent
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
future (usually near); prospects
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
desperately; for one's dear life
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to run about; to rush about
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
until now; so far; up to the present
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
by means of; due to; because of; according to
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
longing for others; wanting company
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
particularly; only; in the case of
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
alone; by oneself; on one's own
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially