living together; communal life; cohabitation
at first; in the beginning; originally
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
first thing in the morning
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
physical condition; state of health
trouble; bother; annoyance
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
curious; strange; unusual
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to make merry; to be festive
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to be worried; to be troubled
something like ...; something called ...