(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
drifting; drift; being adrift
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
sending back; return to sender
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
yearned for; longed for; missed
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
success or failure; result
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
late at night; at a late hour
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
tone quality; sound quality
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
listener (of radio, streaming audio content, etc.); audience
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
monthly publication; monthly issue
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to pass each other; to brush past each other; to mingle together
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull