process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
senior high school student
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to be needed; to be wanted
but; however; even though; even if
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
be (that) as it may; having said that
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
furnishings; implements; equipment
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)