boy; son; baby boy; young man
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
subscriber; reader; admirer
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
such; like that; that sort of; very
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
shoji (paper sliding door)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
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
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
beyond this point; from now on; after this
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(period of) a year; during an era
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize