revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
is that so?; I see; right; oh
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
self-discipline; self-improvement
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
don't you think?; indicates question
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to get hungry; to become hungry
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl