endurance; perseverance; patience
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
training; education; development; cultivation
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
passing the winter; hibernation
to look young; to seem young
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
older sister; elder sister
society; the world; the times
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
other; another; over; more than; I; me
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
white sauce; béchamel sauce
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
suffix appended to somebody else's family members