painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to be silent; to say nothing
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
name; given name; first name
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
together; at the same time; same; identical
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
by means of; due to; because of; according to
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into