happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
even though; despite; when
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
boy; son; baby boy; young man
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living