past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
self-analysis; autoanalysis
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
returning from school; going home from school
middle and high-school students
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
supreme; greatest; highest; best
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être