suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
one room apartment; studio apartment
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
visual hallucination; vision
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
accurate; correct; precise; exact
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
(having) two choices; choice between two things
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to push away; to push aside; to shove
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
anything and everything; just about everything
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
suitcase (with wheels and telescopic handle); trolley case
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
firm; strong; solid; stable
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder