solitude; loneliness; isolation
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
the opposite sex; isomerism
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
to comfort; to console; to amuse
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to get strong; to gain strength
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
what kind of; what sort of; what
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
calm; composed; cool; quiet
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede