futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
because of; owing to; due to
please; somehow or other; one way or another
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
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 finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
one's family; family member
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
interference; meddling; butting in
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
suffix for familiar person
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hello; good day; good afternoon
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in proportion to; just as much as