senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
to pluck (esp. by twisting from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
in one's own way or style
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
one evening; some evenings
coloured paper; colored paper
shopping; purchased goods
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to cry (noisily); to wail; to sob
lowdown; inside information; hidden circumstances; inner curtain (in a military encampment)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
loss of spirit; dejection
spirit; heart; disposition
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to come from; to have roots in
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
what is called; what they call; so-called
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)