corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
letter; missive; note; mail
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
study; research; investigation
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
reason; cause; circumstances
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
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)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
observation; survey; watching
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
one day; (on) a certain day
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
first meeting; first interview with
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying