to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
sincerity; true heart; devotion
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
house where one was born; one's parents' house
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
head; lead; vanguard; first
distress; anguish; mental suffering
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to become distant; to recede
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing