depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
ten-year-old; ten year old
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
in the meanwhile; during the time
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
memories; recollections; reminiscence