difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
minimum; at the very least
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
not necessarily so; is not always true
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how long; how far; how much
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
author; writer; novelist; artist
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide