to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
maternity health record book; mother and child health notebook
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
weird; disgusting; sickening
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to project; to stick out; to stand out