to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
home area; home town; local
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
uninhabited island; desert island
living by oneself; living alone
Robinson Crusoe; The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
studies; schoolwork; classwork
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
answering machine; answerphone
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
memory; sense; experience
space; interval; space character; whitespace
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku