alone; by oneself; on one's own
scenery; scene; landscape
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
home; household; family; hearth
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene