dying; death; dead; useless; damned
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to be surprised; to be astonished
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
ugly; repulsive; unworthy; insignificant; (arch.) strong and frightening thing
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
truant child; child who refuses to attend school
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
while; during; while; although; all; both
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
rebellious phase; rebellious age
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
ignorant of the ways of the world
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously