difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
senior high school student
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
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
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be found; to be discovered
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
detour; circumvention; turning movement
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
environmental problem; environmental issue
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
recommendation; referral; endorsement
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand