to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
euphemism; euphemistic expression
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
speech; expression; wording; language
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
senior high school student
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
by means of; due to; because of; according to
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for