painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
something; some kind of; for some reason
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
it hasn't been long since
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
research; study; investigation
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
academic; scholarly; scientific
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
job; work; duties; trade; skill
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
convenient; handy; useful
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
one's house; one's home; one's family
such; like that; that sort of
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously