to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
although I say; although one might say; although called
senior high school student
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
same generation; one's generation
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to move (house); to change residence
to have a talk; to tell a story
such ... as; or some such
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
complete; whole; perfect; safe
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords