trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
co-education; mixed education
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
same generation; one's generation
society; public; community; social studies
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
(not) even once; (not) ever
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
primary school; elementary school; grade school
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
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.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
stairs; stairway; staircase
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
though; notwithstanding; although
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
how long; how far; how much