spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
sorry; excuse me; thank you
inattention; absent-mindedness
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
general; popular; common; typical
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
in one's own way or style
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
farm house; country cottage
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal