embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
smoothly; easily; readily
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to ask; to enquire; to query
father; dad; husband; you; he
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
and yet; though; when; in spite of
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...