painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
nice; likeable; desirable
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
with these words; while saying
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to be transparent; to show through
this world; this life; world of the living
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of