occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
(electric) railroad company
document; official papers
predicament; difficult situation
Nagano (city, prefecture)
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
looking on (somebody) as hostile
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
the same; the said; likewise
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
government office; public office
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to hand over; to surrender
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)