society; public; community; social studies
to subsist; to keep on living
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
end; close; finish; termination
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
fresh verdure; new green leaves
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
secret; private; surreptitious