bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
extended leave; long vacation
another prefecture; other prefectures
to graduate from a university
finding employment; getting a job
hospitalization; hospitalisation
young persons' association
depression; low spirits; dejection
cenotaph; memorial monument
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
bad at romance; awkward in relationships
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
job hunting; job searching
being in love with each other
to satisfy the requirements
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to quit one's job; to resign
older brother and younger sister
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
another time; some other time