intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
selection; choice; option
senior high school; high school
alternative school; free school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
independent lawyer; lawyer with their own practice
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
(period of) a year; during an era
sense of values; values; value system
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
sound of something falling
Niigata (city, prefecture)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
witnessing; observing; sighting
Okamoto Tarou (1911.2.26-1996.1.7)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
world fair; international exposition
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life