particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
distant look; faraway look
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
coincident with; while; simultaneously
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
while being out of the office or away from home
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to head home; to leave for home
and; thereupon; because of that
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
government service; the bureaucracy
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
due form; official; formality
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
royal capital; imperial capital
selling off; disposal by sale; sale