lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
this world; this life; world of the living
sentimental; sentimentality
to pick up; to find; to gather
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
incident; affair; happening; event
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
reality; actuality; hard fact
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
preparations for returning (home)
club activities; extracurricular activities
to face; to go towards; to head towards
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
even though; despite; when
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
snail's pace; slow progress
though; notwithstanding; although
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)