determination; resolution
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to gain fame; to make one's name
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
clear; precise; definite; distinct
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to quit one's job; to resign
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
fur seal (esp. the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus); Alaskan fur seal
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
to breathe while sleeping
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness