effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
several minutes; a few minutes
attendance; participation; presence
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
such; like that; in that way
number of persons; personnel
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
with these words; while saying
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability