to be needed; to be wanted
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
long time; long interval; for quite some time
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
since when; from when; how long
interrupting a game; time out
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
how; in what way; by what means
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
as a child; when one was a child
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well