failure story; horror story
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
the last moment; the very end
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
enterprise; business; company; corporation
long distance relationship
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to quit one's job; to resign
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
disinheritance; disowning
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
cosmetics; beauty products; toiletries; makeup
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
university graduate; having graduated from university
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
self-development; self-enlightenment