truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
calamity; misfortune; disaster
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
letter (of alphabet); character
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
comparatively; relatively
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
cooperation; collaboration
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
thrifty; frugal; economical