etc.; et cetera; and so on
weight training; muscle training
to try out the food at various restaurants
sympathy; empathy; response
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
residing; living; dwelling
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to burst (open); to break; to split
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
how much; how many; however
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
drop (e.g. of water); drip
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
furious facial expression
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to revere; to respect; to worship
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
ignorant of the ways of the world
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler