to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
serious; severe; grave; acute
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to breathe out; to exhale
and then; and so; and; so then
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
story; tale; talk; discussion
primary school; elementary school; grade school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
general; popular; common; typical
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to view the past with nostalgia
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
apartment building; housing complex
summer vacation; summer holiday
hospitalization; hospitalisation
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one's house; one's home; one's family
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
incident; affair; happening; event
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
that; the matter in question
anything and everything; just about everything
being too late; losing one's final chance
very young; little; childish; immature