job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
coincident with; while; simultaneously
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to accept; to receive; to agree
instead; but (on the other hand)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
though; notwithstanding; although
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
grandfather; male senior-citizen
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement