trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
with a friendly grin; smilingly
study; diligence; discount; reduction
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
independence; self-reliance
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in one's own way or style
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
this world; this life; world of the living
by myself; in person; by oneself
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)