painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
in that way; like that; that way
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
transfer student; student changing schools
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
eagle (Accipitridae family)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to care for someone; to look after someone
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
time; season; period; phase; stage
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
recuperation; medical treatment
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
game arcade; video arcade
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
middle of the night; dead of night
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism