together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
long ago; previous; of a former age
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
sense of values; values; value system
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
minimum; at the very least
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
person who moves a lot for their job; family who moves a lot for the primary breadwinner's job
various countries; several countries
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
upper floor (of a building)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion