story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
regret; repentance; remorse
human relations; personal relationships
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to step over or across; to overcome
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy