independence; self-reliance
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to fret (esp. of a young child); to be fretful; to be peevish
something; some kind of; for some reason
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
stirring; slight movement
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to become settled; to be fixed
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
continuation; succession; series; continuous
point of departure; initial point; starting point
two directions; both directions; two-way; bidirectional
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
laws of nature; physical laws; physics