trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
(some) more; even more; longer; further
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to say; to be called; to do
lost article; something forgotten
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
1,000,000; one million; million; many
black-market lending; illegal loan
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
such; like that; that sort of; very
act of mercy; helping another person
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money