young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
stealthily; secretly; in secret
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to move forward; to move on
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
decision; determination; resolution
opposite side; opposition
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
at least; at most; (even) just
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
knapsack; rucksack; backpack
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
to not believe one's ears
no matter how much time passes
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)