very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
in that way; thus; so; so?
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be needed; to be wanted
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
cooperation; coordination; link
I see; that's right; indeed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to win the prize; to win the ring
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
man; male; masculine gender
to be born; to come into the world