ability; capability; skill
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
way (of doing); manner; method; means
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
in the future; another day; later
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen