total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
complete stranger; total stranger
even though; despite; when
without even asking; without even listening; without careful inquiry (enquiry)
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
one's family (home) background (environment)
heir; inheritor; successor
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
another; different; separate; discrete
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
pupil; student; schoolchild
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
graduation ceremony; commencement
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
administrative official; secretary; commissioner