lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
leader of a delegation (body, party)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
again and again; repeatedly
courting; wooing; making advances
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
grudge; complaint; reproach
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
division by 1000; one-thousandth
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
electricity; (electric) light