life; living; I; me; student
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
proposal; offer; request; application
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to know (a person); to think
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
question; inquiry; enquiry
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
evening; night; nighttime
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to be in focus; to come into focus
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
loved one; lover; sweetheart
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
you could say; you might say; verging on the
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
straight-from-the-pot udon; udon noodles pulled straight from the pot and served in the hot water used for boiling (traditionally without being soaked in cold water), eaten by dipping in sauce
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
such; like that; in that way
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing