the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
time; season; period; phase; stage
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
serious; not joking; straight
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(another's) daughter; young lady
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters