Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
senior high school; high school
Saitama (city, prefecture)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
commuting to school; school commute
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
living by oneself; living alone
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
start of work; commencement; opening
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
discovery; detection; finding
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
home area; home town; local
moderate; proper; just right
any more; any further; any better; any longer
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful