memories; recollections; reminiscence
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to have meaning; to be meaningful
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to look away; to turn away
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
platform; home; home base; home plate
thereupon; shortly thereafter
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to stop walking; to pause
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
main question; real issue at hand
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
contradiction; inconsistency
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
government office; public office