(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
curious; strange; unusual
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
back country; remote countryside
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
home environment; family environment
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
(political) power; authority; influence
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to be flexible; to be accommodating
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
real thing; original; actual
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
that day; the very same day
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
in name only; titular; nominal
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling