dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sailor suit; middy uniform
senior high school; high school
one thin flat object; one sheet
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
older sister; elder sister
while alive; during one's lifetime
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
while; even though; despite
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
reason; cause; circumstances
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
person in charge; official; attendant
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided