soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
nightlife; night amusements
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
orphan; person without friends
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid