to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
how many years; how long; what year
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
is something that; is that which
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
comprehension; understanding
guaranteed; authentic; certified
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to fish; to have a line in the water
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
very young; little; childish; immature
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to bury; to embed; to implant
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
back (side); back end; rear
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)