outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
rapid-service train; rapid train
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
scenery; scene; landscape
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
my husband; one's family; family member
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older brother and younger sister
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.); adoption
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
creation; generation; formation; derivation
and; thereupon; because of that
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
then; and (then); in that case; if so
homo-; homo; (male) homosexual; homozygote; homozygous; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates that includes modern humans)
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)