boy; son; baby boy; young man
name; given name; first name
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to accept; to receive; to agree
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to face; to go towards; to head towards
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
how; in what way; how about
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)