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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

12

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

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similar

2

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

2

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

exaltation; emotional uplift

1

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

1

index finger; forefinger; second toe

4

middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe

1

the very thing; itself

1

earnest; single-minded

1

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

2

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

12

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

"goggle-eyed" clay figure; variety of humanoid figurine from the late Jōmon period

1

antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives

1

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

8

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

boy; man; male

3

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

2

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

easy to understand

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

ridiculous; odd

1

otherwise; if not; or else

1

inner heart

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

2

first step

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

4

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

8

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

to be opposite; to face each other

2

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

food

2

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

(husked grains of) rice

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

2

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

short; brief

2

next morning

2

morning; a.m.

1

ten o'clock

2

check-out

1