poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to go out and away; to leave
whichever one chooses; either way
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
evening meal; dinner; supper
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fresh verdure; new green leaves
replacing the old with the new; the old giving way to the new
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
recommender; nominator; referee
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
report; notification; registration
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
candidate (for an election)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey