difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
nature; property; disposition
direct connection; direct link
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
elementary and middle schools
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
journey; route of a journey
silence (not speaking); muteness
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
deep inside; innermost place
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
(electric) torch; flashlight
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
returning from school; going home from school
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
stairs; stairway; staircase
beyond that point; after that
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)