language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
senior high school; high school
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
chalk (mineral); white wall
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to recall; to remember; to recollect
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to face; to go towards; to head towards