that is to say; so that means
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to be contrary to one's expectations
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
at least; at most; (even) just
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(in) the air; midair; sky
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)