clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
longing for others; wanting company
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
senior high school; high school
leaving school during a term
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
family; members of a family
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
a person without a single relative
insurance payout; insurance money
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
meaning; significance; sense
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to happen to have on hand or in stock