to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
determination; resolution
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
summer festival; summer matsuri
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
youth; adolescence; springtime of life