adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
people; men and women; each person; everybody
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
clearly; brightly; crisply
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
covered in mud; mud-caked
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to torment; to torture; to harass
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
inheritance; something given or received
journal; magazine; periodical
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
that day; the very same day
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
welcome!; nice to see you!
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
talk; recital; narration; topic
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
flour; meal; powder; dust