pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
failure; mistake; blunder
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
but; however; provided that
real intention; true motive; true meaning
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
orphan; person without friends
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
Okayama (city, prefecture)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to return a favor (favour); to repay
coexistence; living together
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation