pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
same; similar; (just) like; equal
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
reaction; response; reaction
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
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)
certificate of enrollment; certificate of (school) registration
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
of course; certainly; naturally
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence