living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
surroundings; environs; circumference
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
in one's own way or style
maintenance; preservation; improvement
desperately; for one's dear life
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
being very busy; busyness
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
results; record; grades; marks
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
height (of body); stature
biological parent; real parent
without cause; without reason
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
isolation; being alone; being friendless