painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in that manner; like that
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
unexpectedly; surprisingly
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
all you want; as much as one wants
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
kindergarten graduation ceremony
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
(one's) quota; assignment
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
violent explosion; bursting
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
2nd day of the month; two days
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol