to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
just one person; only one
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
rather; sooner; preferably
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
school; school building; schoolhouse
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to make a success in life
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
measurement error; calculation error
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
novel; original; new; innovative
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
expression; presentation; representation; notation
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do