painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
long time; long interval; for quite some time
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
around the world; throughout the world
discipline; training; teaching manners
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint