re-education; retraining; in-service training
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
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.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
large number (of); many; majority
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
that's the way it is; such is life
to comb down; to smooth down
color scheme; colour scheme
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
menial; meanness; servility; abject
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly