to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
human relations; personal relationships
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
homecoming; return to one's home
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
2nd day of the month; two days
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to assemble; to gather
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station