various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
several weeks; a few weeks
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
simply; merely; only; solely
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be dispersed; to get separated
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
scenery; scene; landscape
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
for some (unspecified) reason
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy