thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
to look around; to look towards (us)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
study; diligence; discount; reduction
participation; joining; entry; adherence
every month; each month; monthly
100,000; hundred thousand
having no money; lack of money
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to cultivate a better understanding
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
marriage counseling; marital counseling