staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
residents of the capital; townsfolk
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
hey there; I say; see here
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
eating; bite (in fishing)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in