rather; better; instead; if anything
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
beginning; outset; first; onset
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to replace; to move; to change the position of
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
had better ...; had better not ...
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
relatively; comparatively
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to become better; to improve
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included