to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
complete recovery of health
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to be the ruin of (a person)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
surrounding at a distance
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
isolation; being alone; being friendless
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
counter for wheels and flowers
to summon courage; to be brave
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
cruelty; hard-heartedness
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
annual (plant); first-year student
second-year student; biennial
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
spring break; spring vacation
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
gardening; puttering around in the garden
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
present; gift; to give a present or gift
naivete; simplicity; innocence
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times