painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to accept; to receive; to agree
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
it is not (like that) either
breath; breathing; tone; mood
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
indeed; really; truly; very much
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
persistence; single-mindedness
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
meaning; significance; sense
preference; priority; precedence
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
more than friends, less than lovers
loser; defeated person; the defeated
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
failure; mistake; blunder
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti