tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
as a child; when one was a child
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
day after day; day by day
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
time; season; period; phase; stage
even though; despite; when
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
late at night; at a late hour
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable