complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
and; thereupon; because of that
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
finding employment; getting a job
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
how many years; how long; what year
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
confections; sweets; candy; cake
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
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.)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
hotel in the center of the city
dry riverbed; river beach
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
hesitation; indecision; vacillation