painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
tedious; boring; being fed up with
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to like; to love; to be fond of
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to receive divine punishment
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
third day of the month; three days
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
older brother; elder brother
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
directly opposite; right in front
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)