unconditionally; as a rule
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
period of youth; while young
campus life; student life; life as a university student
town; city; municipal; urban
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
environment; circumstance
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
change of occupation; career change
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance