it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know