condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
unlucky quarter (southwest)
to use up all one's strength
the teaching profession; education of laity
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
discipline; training; teaching manners
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
exposure to wind; severe criticism
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
godparents; foster parents
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
pessimism; disappointment
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
work; business; company; study
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)