peril; danger; hazard; distress
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
how; in what way; how about; questionable
being very busy; busyness
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
Island; insula; island; islet
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
weakening; emaciation; decline
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
again; once more; a second time