poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
firm promise; definite promise
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to like; to love; to be fond of
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
how long; how much; to what extent
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
particularly; only; in the case of
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to turn towards; to point
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to take a step forward
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda