aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to half-rise to one's feet
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
for use by children; for children
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
blanket; (rubber) blanket; (fusion reactor) blanket
middle of the night; dead of night
being concerned about or mindful of
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
university student; college student
finding employment; getting a job
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
notice; attention; observation
to comfort; to console; to amuse
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
both; both sides; both parties
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it