trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
when it becomes; when it comes to
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
shopping; purchased goods
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
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)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to talk; to chat; to chatter
single-mother household; fatherless family
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post