independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
corridor; hallway; passageway
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
opposite; reverse; contrary
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
woman; female; feminine gender
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role