brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
journey; route of a journey
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to recall; to remember; to recollect
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
older brother; elder brother
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
rather; sooner; preferably
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
principle of living only for the moment
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
serious; severe; grave; acute
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
(not) in the least; (not) at all
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to