to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
scene; spectacle; sight; view
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
early on; earlier on; from early
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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)
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
living by oneself; living alone
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
only; merely; but; no more than
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave