to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be hot on a person's heels
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
slapping; splashing; splatting
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
senior high school student
rich person; wealthy person
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
meal set before one; women's advances
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
noble; lofty; high-minded
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to cease; to stop; to be over
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more