complete stranger; total stranger
even though; despite; when
without even asking; without even listening; without careful inquiry (enquiry)
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
home environment; family environment
talking about memories; reminiscences
heir; inheritor; successor
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
another; different; separate; discrete
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
pupil; student; schoolchild
doctors; teachers; lawyers
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
graduation ceremony; commencement
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
white; correction fluid; white-out
since then; from that time; ever since
to suppress one's emotions
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to stroke down; to smooth down
persevering; very patient
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy