home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
development; exploitation
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
long time; long interval; for quite some time
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
boy; son; baby boy; young man
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
(not so) much; (not) very
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
that day; the very same day
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
school district; school area
university hospital; teaching hospital
sickroom; hospital room; ward
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
second day of the month; two days
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively