human relations; personal relationships
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
reality; actuality; hard fact
particular; hard to please; fussy
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
the same generation; coeval