sobriety; soberness; sober face
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to state; to express; to mention
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
pointing out; identification
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
almost every day; almost daily
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
looking pale; looking unwell
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
half-sibling (with a different mother)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
as you see; as you can see
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
(Japanese) imperial succession
right (to do something); authority; power
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother