topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
sleepwalker; somnambulist
to collapse into; to flop onto
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
scene; spectacle; sight; view
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
the same generation; coeval
almost every day; almost daily
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
father; dad; husband; you; he
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
family; members of a family
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
close; intimate; on good terms
(together) with; -wide; including
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever