absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
just because; even if; even though
jealousy; roasted rice cake
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to refuse; to reject; to deny
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
over-fond parent; doting parent
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
lately; recently; nowadays
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
such; like that; in that way
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
emotional scars; mental trauma
black beard; type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
medical science; medicine
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual