to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
had better ...; had better not ...
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
incident; affair; happening; event
two persons; two people; pair; couple
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
number one; first; best; most; game; round
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
library; book collection; paperback book
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
the other day; lately; recently
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...