commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
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)
almost; roughly; approximately
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to be erected; to be built
commuting to school; school commute
prohibition; inhibition; ban
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to forget completely; to leave behind
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
light and darkness; light and shade
difference; variation; difference
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to be conspicuous; to stand out
wherein; therein; thereinto
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to catch the eye; to attract attention
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad