sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
department of Japanese literature
senior high school; high school
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
parent-teacher association; PTA
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to begin to walk; to set out
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to help each other; to cooperate