reset; fresh start; new beginning
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
one's house; one's home; one's family
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
innumerable; countless; numberless
specialization; specialisation
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
shelter; refuge; protected place
drinking water; potable water
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to move (house); to change residence
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
popular name; common name; given name
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
suffix for familiar person
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
business person; business operator
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask