nice person; good-natured person
that is to say; so that means
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
university student; college student
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
as far as the eye can see
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
dwelling; house; residence; address
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
second-hand shop; recycle shop
machine parts; machinery; equipment
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
the dark side; the seamy side
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
one's later years; final years (in life)
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on