disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
scene; spectacle; sight; view
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
since when; from when; how long
serious; not joking; straight
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tenth day of the month; ten days
when it becomes; when it comes to
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
this is why; this means; it is the case that
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
curious; strange; unusual
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
either way; in any case; one way or another
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
older sister; lass; young lady
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)