now that you say that; now that you mention it
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
correspondence; exchange of letters
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
to pick up; to find; to gather
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
letter; missive; note; mail
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
forcibly; against one's will
(political) power; authority; influence
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay