outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
by today; before the day is over
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
page in the history books; historical (event); old news
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
scale; scope; plan; structure
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; circumstance
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
as a child; when one was a child
to be intimate with; to befriend
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
position; location; base; point; site
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
social ease (facility, skills); being a good mixer
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to