hostility; animosity; enmity
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
progress; advance; improvement; development
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to await; to wait for; to expect
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
number of characters per line, page, etc.
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
2nd day of the month; two days
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
input; (data) entry; typing
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to pause; to have a short intermission
button (clothing); push-button; button
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour