to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to be too late; to be too slow
to be opposite; to face each other
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
otherwise; or else; if not
to get strong; to gain strength
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to shout (in anger); to yell
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...