to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
memories; recollections; reminiscence
just because; even if; even though
jewel; precious stone; gem
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
every year; yearly; annually
participation; joining; entry; adherence
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
it seems so; that's what it looks like
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
human relations; personal relationships
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to look away; to avert one's eyes
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
memory; sense; experience
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)