one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
departure; leaving; going away; recession
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
prone to adultery; flirtatious
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
potato chips; potato crisps
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
reading circle; reading group; book club
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
impudent; shameless; brazen
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
unattended (video, audio) recording
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
research organization; investigative body
answering machine; answer phone
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella