(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
how long; how much; to what extent
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
funny story; funny anecdote
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
incident; affair; happening; event
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
entreaty; supplication; petition
sympathy; empathy; response
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to pick up; to find; to gather
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
transfer student; student changing schools
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural