difficult to ...; hard to ...
the same generation; coeval
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
very young; little; childish; immature
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to look after (often medically); to take care of
this (very thing); this precisely
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
suspicious-looking; fishy
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
university (college) professor
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
marking; grading; scoring
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
older brother; elder brother
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift