wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
failure; mistake; blunder
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
senior high school; high school
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
that's the way it is; such is life
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
feeling; sense; impression
beginning; outset; first; onset
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances