worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
that; the matter in question
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back; sleeping; sleep
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to name; to call; to christen; to term
that's true; of course; obviously
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
graduation ceremony; commencement
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
senior high school; high school