riches; wealth; resources; lottery
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
small; fine; detailed; stingy
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
everyday life; daily life
action; operation; effect; function
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
observation; survey; watching
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
great writer; major writer
child's tear-stained face
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to show; to bare (the teeth)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
that's the way it is; such is life
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental