father; dad; husband; you; he
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
perfect; complete; flawless
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
with these words; while saying
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to slap; to strike; to spank
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
bento; Japanese box lunch
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
willpower; energy; vitality
to be touching; to be moving
only; merely; but; no more than
future (usually near); prospects
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first