one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
on the occasion of; at the time of
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
several times (as large, over)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to make a dent in one's purse; to have to pay out of one's own pocket
continuing one's education into university
homecoming; return to one's home
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
commander; general; leader
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
separation; farewell; parting
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to show signs of; to appear