to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
meaning; significance; sense
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
senior high school student
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
disinheritance; disowning
in the same way as; just like
finding employment; getting a job
so; therefore; and; (and) then
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
toilet paper; lavatory paper
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
triangle; triangular shape
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
about when; about what time; how soon
at once; immediately; right now