the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
don't worry about it; forget about it
originally; by nature; from the start
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
journal; magazine; periodical
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
almost; roughly; approximately
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to finish reading; to read through
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
sweet and sour; bittersweet
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
spring break; spring vacation
opening ceremony (of the school term)
commuting to school; school commute
sense of values; values; value system
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
return of something; repayment