sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to bring; to take; to bring about
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
father; dad; husband; you; he
to have a talk; to tell a story
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
stimulating; exciting; provocative
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
transfer student; student changing schools
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
profound; deep; unfathomable
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf