serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
instant; moment; for an instant
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
disinheritance; disowning
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
unfairness; injustice; partiality
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
such; like that; that sort of; very
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth