to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
cannot be helped; unavoidable
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
(your) daughter; young woman
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
leaving school during a term
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous