to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
family vacation; family trip
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
senior high school student
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to have a talk; to tell a story
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
close; intimate; on good terms
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
family; members of a family
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour