to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
already; now; no longer; not any more
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to repeat; to do something over again
quarrel; dispute; argument
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
incident; affair; happening; event
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
finding employment; getting a job
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days