small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
household economy; family finances
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
interval; break; pause; spare moment
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
drinking party; get-together
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to gather; to collect; to assemble
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
while; even though; despite
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
very much; very many; more and more
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
job hunting; job searching
professor; teaching; instruction
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
recommendation; referral; endorsement
kindness; intimacy; friendship
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite