easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
as before; as ever; as it was originally
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
setting off (on a trip); departure
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
more than usual; especially; particularly
testimony; (verbal) evidence
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
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)