to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
beginning; outset; first; onset
bento; Japanese box lunch
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to have a talk; to tell a story
had better ...; had better not ...
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
memory; sense; experience
before a Buddha or a mortuary tablet; offerings made to Buddha or placed on a mortuary tablet
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)