unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
all; entire; whole; altogether
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
for example; for instance; e.g.
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
one-by-one; separately; in detail
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
psychiatry; psychiatric department
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
poor physical health; bad shape
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
by myself; in person; by oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way