isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to make an appearance; to show up
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
difficult to ...; hard to ...
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
relation; connection; relevance
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
inattention; absent-mindedness
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
winter vacation; winter holidays
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25