route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
high; noble; refined; advanced
income; receipts; revenue
depression; recession; slump
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
besides; in addition; also; moreover
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
(in China) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A); sixth lunar month
study; research; investigation
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
earth science; geoscience
finding employment; getting a job
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
summer vacation; summer holiday
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to triumph; to be elated with success
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
over-fond parent; doting parent
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary