on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
morally; from the moral point of view
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment
how; in what way; in what manner
to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of
to be exhausted; to be at a loss; to be worn out; to be helpless
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
process; course; mechanism
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life