whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
starting (construction) work
infrastructure improvement
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
10th day of the month; ten days
drama; play; powerful drug
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
feeling of calmness and relaxation
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
useless resistance; vain struggle
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
at that (very) moment; just then
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
duty; obligation; responsibility
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)