menial; meanness; servility; abject
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
even though; despite; when
to repeat; to do something over again
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
threat; intimidation; menace
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
all you want; as much as one wants
waste of time; killing time
because of; owing to; due to
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
contradiction; inconsistency
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum