association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
several weeks; a few weeks
sincere; honest; faithful
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
travel to relieve heartbreak; sentimental journey
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
property; fortune; assets
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
solitude; loneliness; isolation
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
platform; home; home base; home plate
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
even though; despite; when
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
stale; hackneyed; cliched
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet