reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
company; corporation; workplace
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
undressing; taking off one's clothes
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
adds force or indicates command
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
hostility; animosity; enmity
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
on bad terms; at loggerheads
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
I see; that's right; indeed
on one hand; on the other hand
multinational corporation; transnational corporation
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both