life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
some people; a few people; several people
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
guess; speculation; supposition
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
right in the middle (of); midst; height
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
even though; despite; when
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to grow up; to become an adult
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
power; authority; jurisdiction
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
looking away; looking aside