town; city; municipal; urban
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
seeing off and meeting on return
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
alone; by oneself; on one's own
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
regret; repentance; remorse
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
how; in what way; how about
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
moving about; stirring about
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
female high-school student
female university student; female college student
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
stairs; stairway; staircase