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 ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
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 close; to finish
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
human relations; personal relationships
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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 loathe
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
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
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
second day of the month; two days
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
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)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
having said that; on the other hand
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
it is not (like that) either