tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
if so; in that case; in that situation
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
any more; any further; any better; any longer
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
reproachful; hateful; bitter
at a loss for words; stumped for words
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
race (of people); type of person
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
very interesting; of great interest
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to press a question; to cross-examine
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
tone (of voice); manner of talking