to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
department store; department
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to begin to walk; to set out
to sprout; to put forth buds
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to get accustomed to using
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
pure and innocent; immaculate
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled