you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
since; henceforth; ever since
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
to get tired out; to be exhausted
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
contradiction; inconsistency
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
finding employment; getting a job
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry