companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to recall; to remember; to recollect
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
not limited to; not just ...
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
one day; (on) a certain day
accurate; correct; precise; exact
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
spring break; spring vacation
end; close; conclusion; termination
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
8th day of the month; eight days
as usual; as is one's habit
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
school building; schoolhouse
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die