serious; severe; grave; acute
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
trivial; not amounting to much
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
training; drill; practice; discipline
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to grow up; to become an adult
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to accept; to receive; to agree
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
from here; from this place
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely