worry; mental agony; heartache
infancy; childhood; tender age
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
reasonable thing; natural thing
guessing beforehand; conjecture in advance
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
high-quality Japanese paper
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
state of mind; mentality; psychology
when it becomes; when it comes to
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
as usual; as is one's habit
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
blame; censure; reproof; reprimand; rebuke
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
item; article; clause; section; point
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
quinquennial; recurring every five years
(not) even once; (not) ever