difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to have the privilege of doing
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
rich kid; person who grew up wealthy
to be contrary to one's expectations
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
opinion; point of view; visual point
future; possible; potential; prospective
political measures; policy
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
script; libretto; scenario
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker